Word Meaning
ठोर
ṭhor
hinoun
Meaning
Place, refuge, fixed abode, or shelter.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Hindavi poetry, 'ठोर' denotes a fixed station, shelter, or secure dwelling. In this couplet, it combines idiomatically with 'ठिकाना' to convey complete bewilderment and destitution. It illustrates how the beloved's intoxicating glance disorients even the most sober minds, leaving them without refuge or footing.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'स्थान' (sthāna) via Prakrit 'ठाण' (ṭhāṇa).
Usage
It is most commonly used in the rhyming compound 'ठोर-ठिकाना' to express total displacement or existential bewilderment.
Examples
Neither a dwelling was left nor a resting place
wandering from door to door with no shelter
Synonyms
ठिकानाआश्रयमकाम
Related Words
ठौर-ठिकानाठहरनाथांव