Word Meaning
गाड़ें
gaaṛeñ
Meaning
May bury, inter, or entomb (subjunctive form).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, the verb is used in the optative or subjunctive mood, meaning 'they should bury' or 'let them bury'. The poet expresses a dying wish that the victims of separation be buried apart from the ordinary cemetery to commemorate their distinct suffering. It emphasizes isolation and distinction even in the finality of death.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'गर्त' (pit, ditch) through Prakrit 'गड्डइ' (sinks/buries), yielding Hindustani 'गाड़ना'.
Usage
In classical ghazal, forms of this verb convey the physical act of interment, often highlighting the lover's final surrender to grief or a request for a solitary burial.
Examples
Lest they bury my longing in the dust of oblivion.
Bury us where no stranger ever treads.