Word Meaning
बिकाया
bikāyā
hiverb
Meaning
Sold oneself; surrendered or gave oneself up entirely into servitude.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Rekhta usage, 'bikāyā' is the past-tense form of 'bikānā' (to cause to be sold, or to sell oneself). In this couplet, it signifies the lover's unconditional surrender, having handed over his heart to the beloved as though selling himself into slavery, regardless of whether the beloved actually sought him.
Etymology
From Sanskrit विक्रय (vikraya, 'sale') through Prakrit into Hindustani biknā/bikānā.
Usage
Used in classical ghazal poetry to express complete and voluntary submission of the lover as a purchased servant in love's bazaar.
Examples
Sold my heart in the bazaar of love.
What sorrow is there if I surrendered into his hands?
Synonyms
बिकाफ़रोख़्त हुआसमर्पित हुआ
Related Words
बिकनाबेचनाख़रीदारमोल