Word Meaning
रोती
roti
hiverb participle
Meaning
Weeping, crying, or shedding tears (feminine imperfective participle).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'रोती' personifies the wine-flagon (gulabi), whose dripping and pouring of red wine is envisioned as shedding tears. This weeping flagon creates an artistic antithesis with the goblet (jaam) that is gleefully laughing and brimming over.
Etymology
From Sanskrit रोदिति (roditi) / रुद् (rud, to cry or weep) through Prakrit to Hindustani रोना (ronā).
Usage
In classical poetry, weeping is frequently personified through the wine-flask (surahi or gulabi), whose gurgle is likened to crying in contrast to the laughing cup.
Examples
Eyes weeping in the night of separation
The candle kept weeping all night long in the assembly
Synonyms
अश्कबारगिरिया-कुनाँबिलखती
Related Words
रोनाआँसूनालागिरिया