Word Meaning
सोख़्तनी
sōkhtanī
hiadjective
Meaning
Fit to be burned; deserving or destined to be consumed by fire.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'sokhtani' describes something or someone that is worthy of burning or predestined to be consumed by fire. In this couplet by Ghalib, it characterizes the moth (parwana), whose proper destiny and tragic fate in love is immolation. This is paired symmetrically with the candle (sham'a) being 'gardan-zadni' (deserving decapitation).
Etymology
Persian: from the infinitive 'sōkhtan' (to burn) plus the suffix '-ī' denoting obligation, fitness, or gerundive quality.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals to underscore the lover's absolute surrender and predestined doom in the fire of passion.
Examples
dil-e-beqarar hai sokhtani
mata-e-aql thi sokhtani
Synonyms
क़ाबिल-ए-सोख़्तनदाह्यसोज़ाँ
Related Words
सोख़्तासोज़सोज़िशसोख़्तन