bhatka: astray

Description of bhatka: Bhatka is the past tense form of the Urdu verb bhatakna, meaning to wander astray, get lost, or deviate from the right path, often implying physical or moral misdirection. Unlike bhoolna, which denotes simple forgetting, bhatka conveys active straying or confusion. Differs from bhatakna in its completed action, used for past instances of deviation. In Urdu poetry, it evokes a lover's soul wandering lost in longing, as in Ghalib's verses