Word Meaning
गुम-कर्दा-राह
gum-karda-raah
hiadjective
Meaning
One who has lost the way; strayed or bewildered.
Detailed Meaning
This Persian compound refers to someone who has lost their way or wandered off the path. In classical poetry, it portrays a traveler, lover, or intoxicated beloved who wanders without orientation. In this couplet, it vividly describes the mischief-making beloved arriving utterly astray due to deep intoxication.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'gum' (lost), 'karda' (done/made, past participle of kardan), and 'rāh' (way or path).
Usage
Commonly employed in the ghazal to romanticize the graceful disorientation of an intoxicated beloved or the lover's loss of bearing.
Examples
a bewildered traveler lost on the path
wandering lost in the alley of love
Synonyms
गुमराहरास्ता-भूलासरगर्दांभटका हुआ
Related Words
गुमराहरहरौमस्त