उदास

Meaning

Sad, sorrowful, dejected, or despondent.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetics, 'udaas' denotes a state of profound melancholy, sorrow, or emotional desolation. In Mir's couplet, it refers to the lover being needlessly made grief-stricken and crestfallen by the beloved's cruel detachment. The term often encompasses both inward heartbreak and outward solitude.

Etymology

From Sanskrit उदासीन (udāsīna, meaning detached or indifferent), evolving into Hindustani to mean dejected or sad.

Usage

A staple descriptor in the ghazal tradition for depicting the forlorn spirit of the abandoned lover or the desolate atmosphere of exile.

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