Word Meaning
पर-बुरीदा
par-burīda
hiadjective
Meaning
Having clipped wings; helpless or unable to take flight.
Detailed Meaning
Literally refers to a bird whose wings have been sheared or cut, depriving it of flight. In classical poetry, it is a vivid metaphor for an immobilized, captive, or frustrated lover whose desires cannot take wing. In this couplet, it characterizes the elusive idea of union as a maimed, fluttering bird stained with henna.
Etymology
Persian: 'par' (feather/wing) + 'burīda' (past participle of burīdan, to cut).
Usage
A common poetic image in the ghazal tradition denoting captive helplessness and unattainable desire.
Examples
A wing-clipped bird languishing in the hunter's snare.
My helpless heart remained like a captive with clipped wings.
Synonyms
पर-शिकस्ताबे-बाल-ओ-परपर-कटा
Related Words
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