Word Meaning
डालने
ḍālne
hiverb
Meaning
To pour, throw, cast, or scatter (inflected infinitive form).
Detailed Meaning
In this verse, 'डालने' refers to the act of throwing or scattering dust over one's head (ख़ाक सर पर डालना), a conventional poetic idiom for mourning and despair. The poet laments a desolation so absolute that even grief cannot find a handful of earth to enact its ritual lament.
Etymology
From Old Hindi/Prakrit roots related to throwing or placing, cognate with classical Indo-Aryan verbal stems.
Usage
Frequently appears in ghazal idioms such as 'ख़ाक डालना' (to mourn or forget) and 'पर्दा डालना' (to conceal).
Examples
khāk sar par ḍālne kī bhī fursat na milī
parda ḍālne kī koshish be-fāeda hai
Synonyms
फेंकनागिरानाउछालना
Related Words
डालनाख़ाकउड़ेलनापर्दा