डालती

Meaning

Casts, drops, or acts as an intensifier signifying completion or fatal impact.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetry and grammar, 'डालती' is the feminine singular present participle of the verb 'डालना' (to drop, cast, or pour). In this couplet, it serves as an auxiliary/vector verb paired with 'मारे' to form the compound verb 'मार डालना' (to slaughter, kill, or completely ruin). It graphically stresses the fatal and unbearable intensity with which restlessness (बेकली) torments the lover.

Etymology

From Sanskrit 'डालयति' (ḍālayati) / Prakrit roots, evolving into Hindustani 'डालना'.

Usage

Frequently used in classical poetry as a vector verb to intensify an action with finality, distress, or violence.

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