Word Meaning
भाँग
bhāng
hinoun
Meaning
Cannabis or hemp; an intoxicating herbal preparation.
Detailed Meaning
Refers to cannabis leaves or the intoxicant prepared from them. In this couplet, the poet plays on the image of the beloved's chin-dimple as a well (chāh-e zaqan) and the soft green facial hair as 'bhāng' thrown into it. It also invokes the idiom of bhāng falling into a well, suggesting widespread bewilderment and mad infatuation.
Etymology
Sanskrit भङ्गा (bhaṅgā) via Prakrit into Hindi/Urdu.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, 'bhāng' is frequently invoked alongside 'sabzī' (greenery) to create wordplay with youthful facial down ('khat-e sabz') or mass delusion via popular idioms.
Examples
as if someone cast bhang into the common well
intoxicated without wine or bhang
Synonyms
भांगबूटीविजया
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