Word Meaning

ब-मर्ग

ba-marg

hiprepositional phrase

Meaning

In death, upon dying, or at the time of demise.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian prepositional compound meaning 'in death' or 'at the moment of dying'. In this couplet, it specifies the condition or threshold of mortality where leaning upon the pillow of annihilation's comfort is finally realized. Death is framed here as the ultimate cessation and restful relief from the tumult of worldly desire.

Etymology

Persian: preposition 'ba' (in, at, by) + 'marg' (death).

Usage

Commonly used in classical ghazals to evoke the threshold of mortality as a philosophical transition or tranquil release.

Examples

tranquility discovered in death

a final release granted upon death

Synonyms

मौत परमरने परवक़्त-ए-मर्ग

Related Words

मर्गफ़नाकज़ाआसाइश
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