Word Meaning
सीना-चाकी
sīna-chākī
hinoun
Meaning
Tearing open one's chest or bosom in intense grief or passion.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'sīna-chākī' describes the physical act of rending or wounding one's own chest in a state of emotional frenzy or extreme sorrow. In this couplet, it is portrayed with bitter irony as a purposeful occupation to engage in while the lover is idle and unoccupied.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'sīna' (chest, bosom) and 'chāk' (cleft, rent) with the abstract noun suffix '-ī'.
Usage
A common trope in the ghazal tradition used to symbolize the pinnacle of madness (junūn) and the physical manifestation of inner agony.
Examples
His constant chest-rending revealed the intensity of his inward wound.
Without any diversion, chest-rending became his sole solace.
Synonyms
सीना-फ़िगारीगरेबाँ-दरीदामन-चाकी
Related Words
सीनाचाकचाक-ए-दामनगरेबाँ