Word Meaning
सद-जुम्बिश
sad-jumbish
Meaning
A hundred movements, motions, or stirrings; highly agitated or rapid action.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'a hundred movements' or 'a hundred stirrings', it signifies intense, rapid, or repeated motion. In Ghalib's couplet, it combines with 'महमेज़' (spur) to depict the fleeting, spurred rush of springtime, where a single fading petal acts like a hundred prods urging the steed of fragrance forward. It conveys the relentless and fleeting speed of beauty and transience.
Etymology
Persian: 'sad' (hundred) + 'jumbish' (movement, shaking; from jumbīdan, to move).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, the Persian numerical prefix 'sad-' intensifies an action or quality, often evoking extreme restlessness or dynamic momentum.
Examples
sad-jumbish-e-mizhgān (a hundred flutters of the eyelash)
sad-jumbish-e-dil (a hundred palpitations of the heart)