Word Meaning
चोट
chot
Meaning
A wound, blow, strike, or emotional trauma.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, 'chot' typically represents an emotional blow, anguish, or psychological wound inflicted by love, separation, or cruel fate. In this couplet, it describes the severe inward injury sustained by the heart ('dil pe khaayi hai'), which brings the lover's life to the brink of death. It is most frequently deployed in idiomatic constructions such as 'chot khana' (to endure a blow) or 'chot lagna' (to be wounded).
Etymology
From Prakrit *coṭṭa- (strike, blow), belonging to the Indo-Aryan linguistic family.
Usage
In the ghazal, it is traditionally applied to the unseen, agonizing wounds inflicted on the lover's heart by the beloved's gaze or indifference.
Examples
Enduring a deep blow upon the heart
A wound struck by the glance of the beloved