Word Meaning
पचाईं
pacāīṁ
Meaning
Digested, absorbed, suppressed, or consumed without reciprocation or acknowledgment.
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'pacāīṁ' denotes how the beloved consumed or neutralized the lover's affections and infatuations ('rījhēṁ') without acknowledging them. It captures an indifferent, calloused attitude where passionate overtures are swallowed up without producing any visible emotion or reciprocation.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'पचति' (pacati - to cook, digest, mature), developing through Prakrit into Hindustani 'पचाना'.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, physical acts of digestion are frequently employed metaphorically to describe repressing emotions or enduring unreciprocated devotion.
Examples
She quietly consumed all my complaints without replying.
He swallowed his pride and digested the bitter grief.