Word Meaning
रेशा-दारी
resha-daari
Meaning
Rootedness, having fibrous roots, or deep entanglement and attachment.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'resha-daari' signifies the act of taking deep root, clinging, or forming intricate ties within the soil of worldly existence. In this couplet, it metaphorically represents a plant's or being's stubborn rootedness in the material garden of existence. One who withdraws or raises their head beyond such earthly entanglement attains the spiritual grace of the Saqi of Kausar.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'resha' (fiber, root, vein) + 'daar' (possessor) + '-i' (abstract noun suffix).
Usage
Often used metaphorically in the ghazal to denote worldly attachments or the stubborn entanglements of desire taking root in the heart.
Examples
his rootedness bound him to the soil
abandoning resha-daari in the garden of illusion