Word Meaning
सीखे
Seekhe
hiverb
Meaning
Learned; acquired knowledge, an art, or a skill.
Detailed Meaning
In poetry, 'seekhe' is the past participle form of the verb 'seekhna' (to learn or acquire a skill). In this couplet, the lover confesses to having picked up the fine art of painting ('musavvari') purely as an ingenious pretext to arrange a rendezvous with moon-faced beauties.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit root शिक्ष् (śikṣ, meaning to learn or study).
Usage
Frequently used in Urdu poetry to indicate either mastering emotional endurance in love or adopting ingenious pretexts to encounter the beloved.
Examples
We have learned to endure the trials of love in silence.
Having learned the ways of the world, he masked his grief.
Synonyms
हासिल कियाजानासमझा
Related Words
सीखसीखनासिखाना