Jaltarang bajtaa, jab chumban
kartaa pyale ko pyaalaa,
veenha jhankrit hoti, chalti
jab rhunjhun saakibaalaa,
daant dapat madhuvikretaa ki
dhwanit pakhaaawaj karti hai;
madhurav se madhu kee maadaktaa
aur badaatee madhushaalaa
starting with this verse, Bachchan moves on to describing the qualities (or characteristics) of the tavern.
I interpret this verse as the poet's attempt to say that life simply consists of living it: the tavern lives in the tinkling of the wine-glasses toasting each other; in the tinkle of the barl-girls walking about distributing wine; in the arguments and recriminations of the wine-sellers.
Bachchan plays with words here while symbolising life as one big song, musical in nature, lyrical in quality; should we choose to live it fully. It is a beautifully crafted verse; read it aloud to get its full effect!
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