वारस्तगी

Meaning

Detachment, freedom, or liberation from worldly desires and emotional bonds.

Detailed Meaning

Vārastagī signifies an emancipated state of mind characterized by complete spiritual freedom and detachment from emotional entanglements. In this couplet, it denotes the lover's proud claim of being immune to romantic entrapment, a detachment now challenged by the beloved's ambushing tresses.

Etymology

Persian, from the verb 'vārastan' (to be saved, to be liberated) + noun suffix '-gī'.

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, vārastagī represents the philosophical ideal of complete detachment, which is paradoxically undone by the irresistible beauty of the beloved.

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