Word Meaning
टपकते
tapakte
hiकृदंत विशेषण (present particip
Meaning
Dripping, trickling, or oozing continuously like drops.
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'टपकते' describes pain materializing as liquid, dripping continuously from the eyes as if from a festering wound. Rather than ordinary tears, it conveys an active, oozing hemorrhage of grief. The poet equates the weeping eyes to an unhealed internal wound yielding drops of agony.
Etymology
Derived from the Indo-Aryan onomatopoeic base 'ṭap' (mimicking falling drops), leading to the Hindustani verb tapaknā.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, forms of 'tapaknā' are commonly paired with tears of blood (lakhū-e-jigar) or the oozing pain of a broken heart.
Examples
Dripping tears narrated the entire tale of the wounded heart.
The blood dripping from the wound could not be staunched.
Synonyms
रिसतेबहतेढलकते
Related Words
टपकनाटपकाक़तराज़ख़्म