Ulatbamsi
(उलटबाँसी)Literal Meaning
Upside-down language / topsy-turvy sayings
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
Hindi 'Ulat' (upside-down/reversed) + 'Baansi' (speech/saying).
Spiritual Insight & Context
Kabir's poetic style of deliberately paradoxical, riddle-like verses (‘the fish is thirsty in water’) meant to jolt the listener out of literal, habitual thinking toward direct spiritual insight.