नश्तर-ज़ार

Meaning

A place full of lancets; a field bristling with sharp blades or wounds.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian compound formed from 'nashtar' (lancet, scalpel) and the locative suffix '-zār' (abounding in). In classical poetry, it metaphorically depicts an expanse of incessant laceration or acute emotional anguish. In Ghalib's verse, the lover's countless life-veins are imagined as roads completely given over to the incision of the beloved's piercing eyelashes.

Etymology

Persian: compound of 'nashtar' (lancet, surgical instrument) + '-zār' (suffix indicating place or abundance).

Usage

Employed in the ghazal tradition to evoke visceral imagery of torment, typically caused by the beloved's glance, arrows, or eyelashes.

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