Word Meaning
सोचा
socha
hiverb
Meaning
Thought, contemplated, planned, or intended.
Detailed Meaning
The past tense form of the verb 'sochna' (to think or contemplate). In this couplet, it carries the sense of plotting, devising, or intending harm and misfortune on the part of the cruel heavens or adverse fate. The speaker addresses the turning of the base sky, acknowledging the cruel fate it has premeditated against him.
Etymology
From Prakrit 'soyaï' / Sanskrit 'śocati' (to grieve, ponder, be anxious).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently denotes reflecting upon love, deliberating one's grief, or the harsh premeditations of adverse fate.
Examples
What you thought of me was not entirely wrong.
I had thought something else, but fate decided otherwise.
Synonyms
विचारासमझाठाना
Related Words
सोचसोचनासोच-विचार