मरी

Meaning

My or mine (poetic contraction of 'merī', feminine possessive).

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu verse, 'marī' (often vocalized as 'mirī') is a metrically shortened variant of the feminine possessive pronoun 'merī'. In this couplet, it modifies the feminine Persian compound 'sar-navisht' (destiny or fate), conveying the speaker's anguish over what has been written in his personal lot. Such contractions are essential devices allowing poets to adhere to strict poetic meters without altering the meaning.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Indo-Aryan and Apabhramsha roots, traced back to Sanskrit 'madīya' / 'mama' (mine).

Usage

A standard poetic contraction of 'merī' universally employed in classical ghazal metrics to fit short syllables.

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