Word Meaning
भागेंगे
bhaagenge
hiverb
Meaning
Will flee; will run away.
Detailed Meaning
This is the third-person plural future form of the verb 'bhaagnaa', meaning to run away or flee. In this couplet, it is used with wry humor regarding the examining angels (Munkar and Nakir), pondering whether they might retreat in alarm from the smell of wine lingering on the deceased poet's breath.
Etymology
From Prakrit 'bhagga' (broken, routed), originating from Sanskrit 'bhagna' (broken/scattered).
Usage
Common Hindustani verbs like 'bhaagnaa' are frequently employed by classical poets to ground high metaphysical or religious themes in playful, colloquial irony.
Examples
They will flee from terror.
Where will they run to escape the truth?
Synonyms
फ़रार होंगेदौड़ेंगेहटेंगे
Related Words
भागनादौड़नाभगाना