Word Meaning
ओढ़ी
Oṛhī
hiverb
Meaning
Draped, wrapped around oneself, or put on (a garment or shawl).
Detailed Meaning
The past feminine form of the verb 'oṛhnā', meaning to drape or wrap an upper garment such as a shawl or sheet around oneself. In this couplet, the poet personifies the spring cloud as having draped a shawl to protect against the chill of the beloved's cold indifference. It creates an evocative image linking emotional aloofness with literal winter frost.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'avaguṇṭhana' (covering, veiling) through Prakrit to Hindustani 'oṛhnā'.
Usage
In classical ghazals, it is often employed metaphorically with abstract concepts like sorrow, modesty, or darkness as a mantle.
Examples
She draped the mantle of silence around herself.
The night wrapped itself in dark mist.
Synonyms
लपेटीपहनीढांकी
Related Words
ओढ़नाओढ़नीचादरशाल