ठंडा

Meaning

Cool, cold; pacified, comforted, or emotionally gratified.

Detailed Meaning

Literally denoting cold or chilled, in classical poetry it most notably appears in the idiom 'kaleja thanda hona' (to have one's heart appeased or satisfied). In this couplet, it describes the emotional pacification or spiteful satisfaction experienced upon seeing the rival. It implies the extinguishing of yearning or the malicious pleasure derived from another's misery.

Etymology

Sanskrit स्तब्ध (stabdha) / Prakrit ठड्ढ (ṭhaḍḍha), evolving into Hindustani ठंडा (ṭhanḍā).

Usage

In ghazal poetry, it is most frequently used with 'kaleja' to denote malicious gratification or the quietening of burning grief.

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