Word Meaning
डुबोता
dubotā
hiverb
Meaning
Drowning, submerging, sinking, or causing to perish.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, this verb implies submerging beneath water, flooding, or bringing ruination. In this couplet, it depicts the overwhelming tears of lamentation (girya) as a deluge capable of drowning the entire world. It emphasizes emotional exaggeration where grief manifests as a cataclysmic flood.
Etymology
From Hindi/Prakrit causative verb 'डूबना' (to sink, drown).
Usage
Frequently used in classical ghazals to evoke the destructive power of relentless crying or catastrophic love.
Examples
Drowning the shore in grief
Causing the heart's vessel to sink
Synonyms
डुबाताग़र्क़ करतातह-ओ-बाला करता
Related Words
डूबनाडुबोनासैलाबगिर्या