ब-दस्त

Meaning

In hand; held in the hand; in one's grasp.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian prepositional compound meaning 'in hand' or 'held in the hand'. In Ghalib's verse, it specifies the mirror being held by the intoxicated beloved ('but-e-bad-mast'). It visually fixes the subject with an object in hand, evoking delicate classical portraiture.

Etymology

Persian: preposition 'ba-' (in, at, with) + noun 'dast' (hand).

Usage

In ghazal poetry, 'ba-dast' commonly forms compound phrases with objects like mirrors ('aaina ba-dast') or goblets ('jaam ba-dast') to paint vivid portraits of the beloved or cupbearer.

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