रक्खे

Meaning

Should place, set, or put; keep (here: set foot).

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu verse, 'रक्खे' is a poetic geminated form of 'रखे' (the subjunctive form of the verb 'रखना', to put or keep). In this couplet, it combines with 'पा' (foot) in the idiom 'पा रखना' (to set foot, to enter). The verse suggests that only someone utterly mad or crazed in passion should dare step into love's marketplace.

Etymology

Sanskrit 'रक्षति' (rakṣati) / Prakrit 'रक्खइ' (rakkhai), evolving in Hindustani to mean keeping, placing, or setting.

Usage

Commonly used in ghazal idioms such as 'पा रखना' (to step) or 'सर रखना' (to bow/surrender one's head), often retaining metrical gemination.

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