Word Meaning
मुझे
mujhe
hipronoun
Meaning
To me, me (first-person singular dative or accusative pronoun).
Detailed Meaning
The first-person singular pronoun in the accusative or dative case, corresponding to 'to me' or 'me'. In this couplet by Ghalib, it functions as the radif (refrain), emphasizing the speaker as the target of paradoxical awareness where exposure results in entrapment. It anchors the verse firmly in the personal, subjective domain of the lover.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'मह्यम्' (mahyam, dative of 'अस्मद्') via Prakrit 'मज्झं' (majjhaṃ) / Apabhramsha into Hindavi/Old Urdu.
Usage
Commonly chosen as a ghazal's radif to center the poem entirely on the speaker's internal anguish and existential posture.
Examples
Love has rendered me utterly helpless.
Do not reveal this secret to me.
Synonyms
मुझकोमेरे तईं
Related Words
मैंमुझकोमेरा