Word Meaning
ब-चंग
ba-chang
Meaning
In hand, within one's grasp, claw, or clutches.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian prepositional phrase combining 'ba' (in, to) and 'chang' (claws, talon, hand, or harp). In this poetic context, it signifies taking or seizing something firmly into one's grasp or custody. Ghalib uses 'liya ... ba-chang' to describe the mirror firmly grasping or acquiring the protective amulet of the parrot's green feather.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'ba-' (in, with) + 'chang' (claw, talon, hand).
Usage
In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'ba-chang' is frequently paired with verbs like 'aamad' or 'giriftan/lena' to signify seizing, capturing, or being ensnared in fate's grasp.
Examples
Girift-e-rozgaar ba-chang aamad (the grip of fate took hold)
Aakhir liya use ba-chang (at last held it in its clutches)