Word Meaning
गराँ-सैर
garāñ-sair
hiadjective
Meaning
Slow-moving, sluggish, or encumbered in journey; heavy-footed.
Detailed Meaning
The compound refers to someone moving slowly or with difficulty, often due to physical or emotional encumbrances. In the couplet, it describes a traveler hindered and slowed down by anxieties over provisions and luggage, contrasting with the weightless ease of the morning breeze.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'girān' (heavy, burdensome) and Arabic 'sayr' (travel, wandering, pace).
Usage
In classical ghazal and nazm, it metaphorically denotes spiritual inertia or a journey weighed down by worldly baggage.
Examples
burdened and slow-moving upon the path
a sluggish traveler weighed down by worldly care
Synonyms
सुस्त-रफ़्तारमंद-गतिबोझलआहिस्ता-रौ
Related Words
गराँसैरसुबुक-रौराहीला