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bhaTakte: lost

Description of bhaTakte: BhaTakte refers to the state of being lost, wandering aimlessly, or meandering without direction in Urdu. Unlike bhatakna, which denotes the active verb of straying or erring, bhaTakte captures the ongoing, passive condition of such disorientation. It differs from gumshuda, meaning simply "lost," by implying prolonged, pathless movement. In poetry, Hafeez Banarasi's couplet evokes it: those guiding others' paths themselves wandered for years.

1 / 1: bhaTakte

gumshudgi hi asl mein yaaron raah-numaayi karti hai

raah dikhaane wale pehle

barson raah bhaTakte hain

it is the state of being lost

friends, that guides the way

those who show the path

themselves wandered for years

Hafeez Banarasi (2)

gumshudgi (f) (1)

being lost, disappearance

yaaron (m) (3)

friends

raah (m) (23)

street, path

numaayi (f) (1)

showing, manifestation

dikhaane (m) (3)

shown

pehle (5)

before

barson (m) (4)

years

bhaTakte (1)

lost

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