Word Meaning
पसारें
pasāreñ
Meaning
To stretch out, spread, or extend (one's hands in begging or supplication).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'पसारें' appears as part of the common idiom 'हाथ पसारना' (to extend the hand in begging). The poet laments that everyone in existence is ultimately a beggar, leaving no one worthy or able to beg from. It conveys extreme humility, helplessness, and the futility of human supplication.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'प्रसारण' (prasāraṇa, meaning stretching or spreading) through Prakrit into Hindustani.
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, 'hāth pasārnā' is frequently used to explore existential poverty, spiritual self-respect, and the indignity of begging from worldly figures.
Examples
To stretch out hands before someone in begging.
To spread out the skirt of one's garment in prayer.