Word Meaning
टपका
tapkā
hiverb
Meaning
Dripped, trickled down, or fell in drops.
Detailed Meaning
In poetry, 'tapkā' is the past tense of 'tapaknā', meaning to drip, leak, or fall drop by drop. In this couplet, it describes the poet's heart or liver liquefying into blood and dripping from the eyes as tears of agony, which is presented as unfinished business to stall death.
Etymology
Derived from the Indo-Aryan onomatopoeic base 'tap-tap', mimicking the sound of falling droplets.
Usage
Frequently used in classical ghazal imagery to evoke intense grief, particularly blood dripping from weeping eyes.
Examples
A teardrop dripped from the eye and vanished into dust.
Blood dripped from the wounded core of the heart.
Synonyms
चूआगिराढलका
Related Words
टपकनाटपकअश्कक़तरा