Word Meaning
लेटे
leṭe
hiverb
Meaning
Lay down; rested or reclined horizontally.
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'leṭe' refers to the lover reclining or lying down on the side of the body where the heart burns with the fire of longing. The heat of the heart is so fierce that the side upon which he lies catches fire as he tosses and turns.
Etymology
Sanskrit/Prakrit origin; derived from the Indo-Aryan verbal base for reclining (लेटना / لیٹنا).
Usage
In classical ghazal, verbs of reclining are commonly invoked to depict the lover's sleeplessness, tossing, and agony during long nights of grief.
Examples
All night I lay tossing in the agony of separation.
As I lay upon that side, no rest was found.
Synonyms
पड़ेसोएदराज़ हुए
Related Words
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