Word Meaning
झुकती
jhuktī
hiverb
Meaning
Bows, bends down, submits, or humbles itself in reverence.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'jhuktī' denotes the act of bending, bowing, or submitting in devotion, awe, or humility. In Iqbal's verse, it signifies how royal supremacy and worldly majesty ('faghfūrī') must humble itself before the spiritual authority of true conviction and dervishhood.
Etymology
Derived from Old Indo-Aryan / Prakrit 'jhukkaï' (bends, inclines).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal to depict the bashful gaze of the beloved, prostration before the divine, or the submission of worldly authority before love.
Examples
Before whose doorstep all worldly majesty bows.
The silent affirmation of shyly bowing eyes.
Synonyms
नवानादबनासजदा करना
Related Words
झुकनाझुकावझुकाना