Word Meaning
मारी
maari
Meaning
Struck or kicked; part of an idiom meaning spurned or renounced disdainfully.
Detailed Meaning
In Hindustani, 'mārnā' means to strike, cast, or hit. In this couplet, it combines with the Persian compound 'pusht-e-pā' (the instep/back of the foot) to form the idiom 'pusht-e-pā mārnā', which means to spurn, disown, or kick away the material world. The poet expresses having renounced the world so vehemently that their own feet were bruised in the process.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'मारयति' (mārayati) via Prakrit 'मारेइ' (mārei), yielding Hindustani 'मारना' (mārnā).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal idioms like 'pusht-e-pā mārnā' (to spurn) or 'dam mārnā' (to breathe/speak) to convey decisive gestures.
Examples
He spurned worldly greed without a second thought.
A kick delivered in disdain towards fortune.