Word Meaning
मारते
mārate
hiverb
Meaning
Striking, beating, or hitting; here, banging one's head in desperation.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, the idiom 'sar mārnā' denotes intense anguish, unrequited longing, or frenzied despair. In this couplet, 'mārate' describes the futile and desperate act of banging one's head against walls in madness. The poet indicates that the exhausting phase of wandering and enduring such agony has now passed.
Etymology
Sanskrit मारयति (mārayati) / Prakrit मारेइ (mārei), passing into Hindustani as the verb मारना (mārnā).
Usage
Frequently used idiomatically with 'sar' (head) in ghazals to signify the lover's frantic state of junūn and helplessness.
Examples
banging one's head against the beloved's threshold
striking the chest in lamentation and grief
Synonyms
पटकतेपीटतेठोकते
Related Words
मारनासरदीवारजुनूँ