Word Meaning
घटा
ghaṭā
hiverb
Meaning
Dwindled, melted down, or reduced in size like a burning candle.
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'ghaṭā' describes the progressive wasting away or melting down of the lover, likened directly to a burning candle ('sham'a-sāñ'). As grief's consuming heat eats away at the speaker's vital spirit, his bodily being steadily diminishes toward total extinction.
Etymology
Sanskrit घटते (ghaṭate), via Prakrit into Hindi-Urdu verb 'ghaṭnā' (to decrease, dwindle, melt down).
Usage
In classical ghazal, the slow melting and wasting away of the candle is a conventional conceit for the lover's physical and emotional dissolution.
Examples
Dwindling like a candle till the spark was lost
A body wasting away under the grief of separation
Synonyms
कम हुआपिघला हुआक्षीण
Related Words
घटनापिघलनातपिशशम्अ