बर-पा

Meaning

On the foot; standing, established, or bound at the foot.

Detailed Meaning

Literally meaning 'on the foot' in Persian, it denotes being standing upright or fastened at the feet. In Ghalib's couplet, it combines into the idiom 'rishta-bar-pā' to depict a bird with a cord tied around its feet, rendering it captive. In broader classical poetry, it frequently signifies an uproar, storm, or calamity being aroused or established.

Etymology

Persian: preposition 'bar' (on, upon) + noun 'pā' (foot).

Usage

In ghazals it usually pairs with auxiliary verbs like 'honā' or 'karnā' to describe an outbreak of passion, grief, or chaos, though here Ghalib deploys its literal Persian sense of foot-binding.

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