Word Meaning
साहिल
sāhil
hinoun, masculine
Meaning
Shore, coast, bank, or beach of a river or sea.
Detailed Meaning
In classical verse, 'sāhil' refers to the shore, traditionally representing safety, a boundary, or an onlooker distant from the perils of the sea of love. In this couplet, to portray an insatiable thirst of desire, the poet hyper-metaphorically turns even a vast river into dry or restrictive coast.
Etymology
Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil), active participle from the root s-ḥ-l meaning to strip or scrape, denoting the washed shore.
Usage
In ghazal aesthetics, it is frequently juxtaposed against 'dariyā' (river) or 'bahr' (ocean) to contrast worldly complacency with passionate self-abandonment.
Examples
Drowning in the longing for the distant shore.
Onlookers watching the tempest safely from the beach.
Synonyms
किनारातटतीरकगार
Related Words
दरियासफ़ीनातूफ़ानमझधार