Word Meaning
चेता
chetā
hiverb
Meaning
Awakened, became conscious, alert, or mindful; took heed.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, this verb form denotes awakening from heedlessness or realizing spiritual truth. In Mir's couplet, it describes the tragic failure of a person to wake from spiritual slumber even as the dawn of old age rapidly fades into the evening of death.
Etymology
Sanskrit मूल चित् (cit) / चेतयति (cetayati) से प्राकृत होते हुए हिंदवी/उर्दू 'चेतना'।
Usage
Frequently employed in mystical and ethical ghazals to admonish the soul against worldly illusion and the neglect of mortality.
Examples
Umar beet gayi par tu na cheta
Jab aakhir dam aaya tab cheta
Synonyms
जागासँभलाहोशियार हुआ
Related Words
चेतचेतनासचेतअचेत