SIROJIDDIN ALIKHON ORZU ON THE PLACE OF MOTIF IN POETRY

The article analyzes the views of one of the most renowned literary figures of the Indian subcontinent, Sirojiddin Alikhon Orzu, on the place of ma’no (motif) in poetry, as expressed in his divan. It is noted that in the Indian style of Persian-Tajik literature, a special place is occupied by poets' desire for new interpretations of old poetic motifs (ma’no), for renewing old meanings, and for creating mania begona—unusual, unexpected meanings. The works of almost all representatives of the Indian style demonstrate a search for the new and unusual in poetry. According to the renowned researcher of this style, N.I. Prigarina, this is "a consequence of outstanding poets' recognition of the stagnant nature of the centuries-old tradition of repeating the same stylistic devices." Renowned poets, including Soib Tabrezi, Shavkat Bukhoroi, and Bedil Dehlavi, repeatedly emphasize the novelty of their poems' ma’no and, in doing so, offer their understanding and interpretation of the "mania of begona," which contributes to an understanding of the literary and aesthetic program of the Indian style. The poems of renowned poets Shavkat Bukhoroi, Bedil Dehlavi, and Vozekh are assessed in terms of their motif creation.