तारुम

Meaning

A dome, vault, pavilion, or vine trellis.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Persian and Urdu verse, tārum signifies a vaulted ceiling, cupola, canopy, or an arched trellis built for climbing vines. In the compound 'tārum-e-tāk', it specifically denotes the bower or wooden framework over which grapevines grow. In the context of this couplet, it represents the canopy of the vine from which wine—metaphorically rendered as blood—drips when subjected to stone-pelting.

Etymology

Persian (طارم), meaning a dome, arbor, or wooden enclosure.

Usage

Frequently employed in classical ghazals in celestial metaphors for the sky or in viticultural metaphors for the vine trellis.

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