Word Meaning
यादगार
yādgār
hinoun
Meaning
A memento, memorial, keepsake, or surviving relic.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'yādgār' denotes a surviving token, relic, or monument of a past passion or affliction. In this couplet by Mir, the thorns strewn in the beloved's alley are metaphorically framed as the poet's shed eyelashes left behind as painful keepsakes.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'yād' (memory, remembrance) and the agent suffix '-gār' (one who keeps or makes).
Usage
Commonly invoked in the ghazal to treat physical scars, ruins, or shed eyelashes as eternal monuments to unrequited love.
Examples
A broken goblet was the only memorial of that gathering.
Every scar upon my chest is a keepsake of your affection.
Synonyms
निशानीस्मारकतबर्रुक
Related Words
यादयाद-दहानीयादगार-ए-ज़माना