Word Meaning
कटने
katne
hiverb
Meaning
Being severed, decapitated, or cut off; passing of time.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'katna' refers both literally to physical severing or decapitation and figuratively to enduring the passage of painful time. In this couplet, it specifically denotes the execution or severing of the head from the torso. The poet indicates that intense grief has rendered him utterly numb to the physical horror of beheading.
Etymology
Sanskrit 'कृत्' (kṛt - to cut) through Prakrit 'कट्टइ' (kaṭṭaï) into Hindustani 'कटना' (kaṭnā).
Usage
Frequently deployed in ghazals in the context of execution by the beloved's blade or the tortuous enduring of separation.
Examples
No sorrow remains over the severing of the head.
The painful passing of the night of separation.
Synonyms
क़लम होनाजुदा होनाछिन्न होना
Related Words
काटनाक़त्लज़िब्हबिस्मिल