Word Meaning
सर-कशी
sar-kashī
hinoun
Meaning
Defiance, rebellion, stubbornness, or haughty disobedience.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning the raising or pulling back of the head, 'sar-kashī' denotes stubborn defiance, insolence, or refusal to submit. In this couplet, it represents the speaker's youthful arrogance and avoidance of religious submission or prayer. Only with time and age does this stubborn posture bend into perpetual prostration.
Etymology
Persian (sar 'head' + kashīdan 'to draw, pull' + abstract noun suffix -ī).
Usage
In the classical ghazal, it is often juxtaposed against humility (ājizī) or prostration (sajdah) to express defiance toward worldly or divine authority.
Examples
His stubborn defiance alienated him from divine grace.
The head that knew only pride was humbled at last.
Synonyms
नाफ़रमानीबग़ावतअकड़ग़ुरूर
Related Words
सरकशसज्दाख़ुद-सरीइताअत