Word Meaning
ढलकता
ḍhalaktā
hiVerb (participle)
Meaning
Rolling, slipping down, or sliding along gently (as beads of a rosary).
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Hindustani poetry, it refers to rolling down, tilting, trickling, or slipping smoothly. In Mir's couplet, it evokes the sliding or rolling of the beads (manka) of a rosary during the counting of prayers in one's dying moments (naz').
Etymology
Deshya / Prakrit root 'ḍhal-' (to slide, roll down, tilt, or pour).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it is most often employed to depict tears slipping down the cheek or rosary beads turning in devotional contemplation.
Examples
A pearl-like tear rolling down the pale cheek
Each bead slipping gently through fingers immersed in prayer
Synonyms
लुढ़कतासरकताफिसलताटपकता
Related Words
ढलकनाढलावढुलकना