Word Meaning
ताराज
tārāj
hinoun
Meaning
Plunder, pillage, ruin, or devastation.
Detailed Meaning
'Taraaj' signifies plunder, ransacking, or complete ruin. In Ghalib's couplet, it describes how the lover's chest, once an untouched treasure trove of intimate secrets, has been utterly pillaged by the agonizing torment of separation.
Etymology
Persian (تاراج / tārāj, meaning spoil, booty, or plunder).
Usage
Commonly encountered in the compound 'taakht-o-taraaj' to evoke the catastrophic sack and desolation of the lover's emotional world.
Examples
plunder of the realm of the heart
left to ruin and devastation
Synonyms
लूटबर्बादीग़ारतगरी
Related Words
ताख़्तदफ़ीनाकाविश