Word Meaning
दिखाया
dikhaya
hiverb
Meaning
Showed, revealed, displayed, or caused to see.
Detailed Meaning
In general usage, it signifies causing someone to see or making something visible. In this couplet, it refers to the misleading perception orchestrated by the gaze, multiplying a singular reality into thousands of illusory forms. It thus embodies visual illusion and the sensory distortion that undermines certainty.
Etymology
Sanskrit मूल 'दृश्' (दर्शन/दर्शयति) से प्राकृत 'दक्खावेइ' होते हुए हिंदी/उर्दू 'दिखाना'।
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently features in motifs of divine manifestation (tajallī), deceptive beauty, or the illusive spectacles presented by destiny and vision.
Examples
He revealed the wound of the heart to everyone.
The mirror showed an altered image.
Synonyms
दर्शायादिखलायाज़ाहिर कियानुमायाँ किया
Related Words
देखनादिखानादीदारदिखावा