भड़का

Meaning

To instigate, inflame, fan into flame, or incite.

Detailed Meaning

In poetry, this verb signifies fanning a fire into a blaze or inflaming someone's anger or passion. In the provided couplet, it refers to ill-intentioned people instigating the beloved's wrath against the lover through continuous gossip and provocation. It paints emotional turmoil and hostility metaphorically as a stoked fire.

Etymology

From Prakrit / Middle Indo-Aryan onomatopoeic root *bhaḍ- representing sudden bursting or flaring.

Usage

Commonly used in ghazal poetry to describe the instigation of anger by rivals (रक़ीब) or the kindling of the fire of love.

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