Word Meaning
बराए-ख़ंदा
baraaye-khanda
hiphrase
Meaning
For the sake of laughter; meant for smiling or amusement.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian phrase meaning 'for the purpose of laughing or smiling'. In this couplet by Ghalib, it qualifies the beloved's playful showing of teeth as something purely meant for laughter, setting up an ironic contrast with worldly claims of harmony that merely become a laughing stock.
Etymology
Persian: 'barāye' (for, on account of) + 'khandah' (laughter, smile, from the verb khandīdan).
Usage
Commonly employed in high-register classical ghazal to attribute intentionality to a beloved's smile or to contrast purpose with outcome.
Examples
A fleeting smile meant purely for laughter.
Words spoken merely for the sake of amusement.
Synonyms
हँसने के लिएब-जिहत-ए-ख़ंदाहँसी की ख़ातिर
Related Words
जा-ए-ख़ंदाख़ंदाख़ंदा-ज़नतबस्सुम