Word Meaning
बशकस्ता
bashikasta
hiadjective
Meaning
Broken, shattered, or fractured.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and classical Urdu poetry, 'bashikasta' is a stylistic variant of 'shikasta', meaning broken or shattered. In this couplet, it describes the shattered wine-glass ('sheesha-e-bashikasta'), emphasizing that each splintered shard acts like a surgical lancet after the gathering disperses.
Etymology
Persian, formed from the prefix 'ba-' and 'shikasta' (past participle of shikastan, to break).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it evokes themes of fragility, heartbreak, and ruined festivities through the motif of broken wineglasses.
Examples
The shards of a shattered goblet
Sighs of a broken heart
Synonyms
शिकस्ताटूटाचकनाचूरखंडित
Related Words
शिकस्तशिकस्ताशीशा