उठते

Meaning

Rising, ascending, or surging upward continuously.

Detailed Meaning

In this couplet, 'उठते' depicts the continuous, upward surging of fiery sighs from the tormented poet throughout the night. It conveys the habitual intensity of emotional burning and anguish. By dawn, this tempestuous rising of flames subsides entirely into inert dust.

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 'उठ्ठइ' (uṭṭhaï), from Sanskrit 'उत्तिष्ठति' (uttiṣṭhati), meaning to rise or stand up.

Usage

Frequently deployed in Urdu poetry to describe sighs, smoke, tumult, or hands raised in helpless prayer.

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