Word Meaning
यक-दीदा
yak-deeda
hiadjective
Meaning
A single eye; having a solitary, focused gaze.
Detailed Meaning
Formed from Persian 'yak' (one) and 'dīda' (eye), this compound denotes a single eye or an unblinking, unified gaze. In Ghalib's verse, it signifies the lover's astonished eye serving as a solitary mirror held up to the beloved's myriad, colorful manifestations. It emphasizes intense contemplation and absolute bewilderment where the entire self becomes one seeing eye.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'yak' (one) + 'dīda' (eye; seen).
Usage
In classical poetry, it evokes total fixation of vision where the observer's entire consciousness coalesces into a solitary astonished eye.
Examples
yak-deeda-e-hairaan
yak-deeda-e-mushtaaq
Synonyms
यक-चश्मवाहिद-दीदा
Related Words
दीदायक-नज़रदीदारदीदा-ए-तर