तह-बंदी

Meaning

Laying a foundation; setting the base layer, blueprint, or underpinning.

Detailed Meaning

Literally denoting the construction of a foundation or underlayer, 'tah-bandi' signifies the groundwork upon which something is built. In this verse, it is used metaphorically to mean the fundamental blueprint or substrate of grief, where the heart's dark core (suwaida) serves as the foundation for the indelible scar of desire. It conveys permanence and architectural rootedness in emotional pain.

Etymology

Persian compound of 'tah' (bottom, fold) and 'bandī' (fastening, from 'bastan', to bind).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, it is employed as a sophisticated metaphor for laying an irreversible, deep-rooted groundwork of grief or desire.

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