Word Meaning
ग़ारत-गरी
ghārat-garī
hinoun
Meaning
Plundering, destruction, devastation, or laying waste.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, 'ghārat-garī' denotes the act of ruin, devastation, or plundering. In this couplet, it describes the ruinous and all-consuming nature of passionate love, which thoroughly dismantles the lover's household and inner peace, leaving behind only the futile longing to rebuild.
Etymology
Arabic 'ghārat' (raid, plunder) + Persian suffix '-garī' (act or occupation).
Usage
Commonly invoked in classical ghazals to characterize the destructive power of love or the devastating cruelty of the beloved.
Examples
The devastation of passion left nothing untouched.
His heart was reduced to dust by the plundering raid of sorrow.
Synonyms
बर्बादीतबाहीविनाशलूट-मार
Related Words
ग़ारतग़ारतगरतामीरहसरत