Word Meaning
डाढ़
dāṛh
hinoun
Meaning
Molar tooth; idiomatically used for weeping bitterly or wailing aloud.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a molar tooth, 'डाढ़' appears here in the classical idiom 'डाढ़ मार कर रोना', which signifies crying aloud with open mouth or wailing bitterly in grief. In this verse, the poet describes weeping so intensely and uncontrollably in the mountain foothills that even a cloud arose and began to weep in sympathy.
Etymology
Sanskrit दंष्ट्रा (daṃṣṭrā) via Prakrit दाढा (dāḍhā).
Usage
In classical Urdu and Rekhti verse, 'डाढ़ मारना' evokes raw, uncontrollable, and unrestrained lamentation.
Examples
To wail bitterly and weep aloud
Crying so hard that one screams in agony
Synonyms
दाढ़दहाड़
Related Words
डाढ़ मारनारोनाविलाप