Word Meaning
मुरझाए
murjhaaye
Meaning
Wilted, withered, or drooped due to loss of freshness or envy.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'murjhaaye' refers to flowers or living beings losing their vitality, radiance, or turgor. In this couplet, it describes blossoms withering metaphorically out of jealousy upon witnessing the beloved's sun-like brilliance. It contrasts the natural blooming power of the dawn with the overwhelming beauty of the beloved that shames nature itself.
Etymology
Sanskrit मूल 'म्लै' (म्लान - mlāna) से प्राकृत 'मिलिआइ' होते हुए विकसित हुआ देशज/तद्भव क्रिया रूप।
Usage
In ghazals, flowers wilting (murjhana) is commonly employed as a hyperbole to show nature being eclipsed by the beloved's overwhelming radiance or in grief over separation.
Examples
Even fresh blossoms withered before that radiant face.
Flowers in the garden wilted in pale sorrow.