Word Meaning
सर-दर-गरेबाँ
sar-dar-garebāñ
hiadjective
Meaning
Head bowed into collar; immersed in grief, shame, or profound sorrow.
Detailed Meaning
Literally signifying having one's head bent into one's collar, it depicts a posture of profound sorrow, introspection, or shame. In this couplet, it characterizes the desolate lover who, like a withered blossom, sits with head bowed in helpless longing.
Etymology
Persian (sar [head] + dar [in] + garebān [collar]).
Usage
A classical ghazal trope evoking an iconic posture of silent grief, shame, or deep philosophical meditation.
Examples
sitting with head sunken into the collar
bowed in melancholy like a drooping bud
Synonyms
सर-ब-गरेबाँग़मगीनमातम-ज़दाउदास
Related Words
गरेबाँचाक-ए-गरेबाँपज़मुर्दाहसरत