Word Meaning
पछताना
pachtānā
hiverb
Meaning
To regret, repent, or feel remorse over a past action or event.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'pachtānā' signifies remorse, regret, or repentance after a moment or life has irrevocably passed. In this couplet, it refers to the futility of mourning and regretting over the dead lover, emphasizing that fate has already taken its final course. It underlines the vain nature of sorrow when the inevitable has already occurred.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'paścāttāpa' (पश्चात्ताप, remorse/regret) via Prakrit 'pacchātāva'.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to convey the bitter futility of remorse after parting, betrayal, or the lover's death.
Examples
Now regret is pointless, for departed time never returns.
Having broken the promise, they spent a lifetime repenting.
Synonyms
अफ़सोस करनापश्चाताप करनानादिम होनातअ़स्सुफ़ करना
Related Words
पछतावाअफ़सोसहसरतनदामत