Word Meaning
आतिश-कदा
aatish-kada
hinoun
Meaning
Fire temple or furnace; a place of intense fire or burning passion.
Detailed Meaning
Literally signifies a Zoroastrian fire-temple or a blazing furnace. In Urdu poetry, it metaphorically denotes a chest or heart burning intensely with unexpressed grief, love, or concealed secrets. In this couplet, it represents the speaker's chest raging like a fiery furnace because of a hidden mystery.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'aatish' (fire) and 'kada' (dwelling, house, place).
Usage
Often employed in classical ghazals as an emblem of a heart consumed by intense inner torment or hidden passion.
Examples
The lover's heart turned into a fire temple.
A chest burning like a fiery furnace.
Synonyms
आतिश-ख़ानाभट्टीअग्निकुंड
Related Words
आतिशशो'लासोज़सीना