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bhaTakti(f): wandering

Description of bhaTakti: BhaTakti is the feminine present participle form of the Urdu/Hindi verb "bhaTakt?," meaning a state of wandering aimlessly or roving without direction. Unlike a deliberate journey with a fixed destination, it evokes restless, purposeless movement through streets or paths. Differs from mere walking, as it implies disorientation or deviation from the right course. In poetry, it often depicts a lost soul bhaTakti through life's umr in search of khush-bakhti.

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main aisi raah pe nikla ki meri khush-bakhti

tamaam umr meri khoj mein

bhaTakti rahi

i set out on such a path

that my good fortune

kept wandering in search

of me...all my life

Maqbool Aamir (1)

raah (m) (23)

street, path

nikla (12)

turned out, came out

khush-bakhti (f) (1)

good fortune, luck

tamaam (7)

entire, all, whole

umr (m) (15)

life

khoj (m) (1)

bhaTakti (f) (1)

wandering

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