ब-बख़शद

Meaning

Bestows, grants, or gives away.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Persian and Persianized Urdu verse, 'ba-bakhshad' is the third-person singular present form of 'bakhshidan' (to bestow, give, or grant) with the verbal prefix 'ba-'. In this couplet, it conveys the irony of fate granting lavish bounties—a field of roses and tulips—to foolish beasts while denying even a blade of grass to the wise.

Etymology

Persian: verbal prefix 'ba-' (بہ) prefixed to the present tense root 'bakhsh-' (بخش) of 'bakhshīdan' (بخشیدن) + third-person suffix '-ad' (د).

Usage

Used primarily in Persian couplets within Indo-Persian literature to describe divine benevolence or ironic dispensations of fate.

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