Word Meaning
सीना-गुदाज़
seena-gudaaz
hiadjective
Meaning
Heart-melting, agonizing, causing profound inner pain or burning.
Detailed Meaning
Literally signifying 'chest-melting' or 'heart-dissolving', it describes an intense agony or emotional sorrow that liquefies inner resolve. In Ghalib's couplet, it serves as an epithet for hidden secrets (raaz-haa), highlighting harrowing passions that internally consume the lover despite an outward show of composure.
Etymology
Persian: sīnah (chest, breast) + gudāz (present stem of gudākhtan, to melt or dissolve).
Usage
Frequently used in classical Urdu ghazals to emphasize the devastating, transformative intensity of covert love and anguish.
Examples
A chest-melting lament in the dark of night.
The heart-dissolving effect of hidden sorrow.
Synonyms
दिल-गुदाज़जाँ-गुदाज़जिगर-सोज़
Related Words
सीनागुदाज़सोज़राज़