Word Meaning
उठा
utha
hiverb
Meaning
Lifted, raised; in idioms, relinquished or abandoned hope.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu and Hindi, 'उठा' (uthā) serves as a past stem or root form of verbs meaning to rise or lift. In this couplet, it functions within the idiom 'जी से हाथ उठाना' (jī se hāth uṭhānā), which means to despair of life or wash one's hands of one's own existence. The poet portrays an agony so unbearable that giving up on life becomes inevitable.
Etymology
Sanskrit उत्था (utthā) -> Prakrit utthei -> Hindi/Urdu उठना / उठाना.
Usage
In ghazal poetics, pairing 'उठा' with 'हाथ' (hands) commonly signifies detachment, prayer, or utter surrender to fate.
Examples
हाथ उठा लेना (to wash one's hands of something)
जी से हाथ उठाना (to despair of life)
Synonyms
त्यागाछोड़ाखींचा
Related Words
उठनाउठानाउठ जाना