Glossary entry

Hindi term or phrase:

Mastam

English translation:

(literally) I am drunken : meaningless words of exuberance to introduce the song

Added to glossary by Quamrul Islam
Nov 23, 2009 17:54
14 yrs ago
Hindi term

Mastam

Hindi to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Song
Please give as most detailed explanation for this word as possible. The context:
this is a song from the movie Yuvvraaj
the song is called Mastam mastam
the first line of the song is
mast mast dar mastam, dar rind vind dar mastam
thank you
Change log

Dec 7, 2009 18:17: Quamrul Islam Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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(literally) I am drunken : meaningless words of exuberance to introduce the song

The first few words are not really Hindi words, these are rather Persian (Farsi) words which are sometimes also used in Urdu, and Hindi as well. These words play just an ornamental role here in this song...expressing the joyful state of the singer. The words have been used for their musical/rhythmic qualities too, and not for literal meanings. Nevertheless, let me explain some meanings:

mast=> drunken, intoxicated, in a wonderful state
-am => suffix added to mean "I am"
dar => in (but it has no literal meaning here)
rind => libertine, vagabond, drunkard etc.
vind => is just for euphony after 'rind', as we say dil-vil, pyar-vyar.

I hope this much should address the question sufficiently.
Any comments are welcome.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ramesh Bhatt : Also Divine Intoxication; also Engrossed head over ears in Something
1 hr
Yes, Thanks you Ramesh ji !!!
agree keshab : Nicely explained
11 hrs
Thanks, Keshab ji !!!
agree rtpushpa : Very clear explanation.
20 hrs
Thanks very much for your nice comments!
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