शोला (sholaa)
noun
A masculine noun meaning 'flame' or 'blaze' -- mostly used in poetic, dramatic, or figurative speech rather than everyday small talk about fire.
Sense
1
:
flame, blaze (literal fire)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: लपट (lapat), ज्वाला (jvaalaa, literary), आग (aag, everyday word for fire itself)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll meet शोला (sholaa) far more often in film lyrics, poetry, and dramatic narration than in kitchen conversation -- it carries a charge of intensity that plain आग (aag) doesn't.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for शोला (sholaa) when they just mean 'fire' in casual speech -- for that, आग (aag) is the everyday word; शोला (sholaa) specifically evokes a leaping flame or blaze, and shows up more in vivid description than in requests like 'light the stove.'
Sample Sentences:
जंगल में आग लगी और चारों तरफ शोले उठने लगे।
A fire broke out in the forest and flames began rising all around.
(jangal men aag lagii aur chaaron taraph shole uthne lage।)
देखो, चूल्हे से शोला निकल रहा है, ज़रा गैस कम करो।
Look, a flame is shooting out of the stove, turn down the gas a bit.
(dekho, choolhe se sholaa nikal rahaa hai, zaraa gais kam karo।)
मंदिर के हवन कुंड से ऊँचे शोले उठ रहे थे।
Tall flames were rising from the temple's sacred fire pit.
(mandir ke havan kund se oonche shole uth rahe the।)
अगर हवा तेज़ होती, तो शोले पूरे मैदान को घेर लेते।
If the wind had been strong, the flames would have engulfed the entire field.
(agar havaa tez hotii, to shole poore maidaan ko gher lete।)
बुझी हुई राख के बीच अब भी एक शोला जल रहा था।
A single flame was still burning amid the extinguished ashes.
(bujhii huii raakh ke biich ab bhii ek sholaa jal rahaa thaa।)
कवि ने लिखा, "शोला बन कर वह अंधकार को चीर गया।"
The poet wrote, "Becoming a flame, it tore through the darkness."
(kavi ne likhaa, "sholaa ban kar vah andhkaar ko chiir gayaa।")
गोदाम में लगी आग से निकलने वाले शोले किलोमीटरों दूर से दिखे।
The flames rising from the fire in the warehouse were visible from kilometers away.
(godaam men lagii aag se nikalne vaale shole kilomiitron door se dikhe।)
जब तक दमकल आएगी, तब तक शोले छत तक पहुँच जाएँगे।
By the time the fire brigade arrives, the flames will have reached the roof.
(jab tak damkal aaegii, tab tak shole chhat tak pahunch jaaenge।)
होली की रात अलाव के शोले देर तक आसमान की ओर लपकते रहे।
On the night of Holi, the flames of the bonfire kept leaping toward the sky for a long time.
(holii kii raat alaav ke shole der tak aasmaan kii or lapakte rahe।)
Sense
2
:
figurative: burning passion, fury, or intense emotion
noun, masculine Used in phrases like दिल में शोला भड़कना (dil men sholaa bhadaknaa, 'a fire to blaze in one's heart') to describe anger, love, or vengeance flaring up.
Synonyms: आग (aag, used similarly in idioms of anger), जोश (josh, passion/zeal, broader emotional sense)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Hindi loves describing intense feeling as fire -- शोला (sholaa) here works like English 'blaze' or 'flame' of passion, often heard in dramatic dialogue or song when someone's anger or love is described as uncontainable.
Common Mistakes: 1) This figurative sense is almost always paired with a verb of flaring or burning -- भड़कना (bhadaknaa) or उठना (uthnaa) -- learners sometimes drop शोला (sholaa) into a sentence alone expecting it to carry the emotional meaning by itself.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी आँखों में गुस्से का शोला भड़क उठा।
A blaze of anger flared up in his eyes.
(uskii aankhon men gusse kaa sholaa bhadak uthaa।)
उसके दिल में बदले का शोला सुलगता रहता है।
A fire of revenge keeps smoldering in his heart.
(uske dil men badle kaa sholaa sulagtaa rahtaa hai।)
जब उसने सच्चाई सुनी, तो उसके सीने में गुस्से का शोला भड़क रहा था।
When he heard the truth, a blaze of anger was raging in his chest.
(jab usne sachchaaii sunii, to uske siine men gusse kaa sholaa bhadak rahaa thaa।)
मत भड़काओ उसके दिल के शोले को, वरना सब जल जाएगा।
Don't fan the blaze in his heart, or everything will burn.
(mat bhadkaao uske dil ke shole ko, varnaa sab jal jaaegaa।)
अगर उसे पता चलता कि उसके साथ धोखा हुआ है, तो उसके अंदर बगावत का शोला भड़क उठता।
If he had found out he was betrayed, a blaze of rebellion would have flared up inside him.
(agar use pataa chaltaa ki uske saath dhokhaa huaa hai, to uske andar bagaavat kaa sholaa bhadak uthtaa।)
शायद उसकी बातों से मोहब्बत का शोला और तेज़ हो जाए।
Perhaps his words will make the blaze of love burn even brighter.
(shaayad uskii baaton se mohabbat kaa sholaa aur tez ho jaae।)
उसके इस अन्याय से जनता के मन में विद्रोह का शोला भड़का दिया गया।
By this injustice of his, a blaze of rebellion was ignited in the hearts of the people.
(uske is anyaay se jantaa ke man men vidroh kaa sholaa bhadkaa diyaa gayaa।)
इश्क़ का शोला दिल में लगा तो बुझाए नहीं बुझता।
Once the blaze of love catches in the heart, it just won't be put out.
(ishq kaa sholaa dil men lagaa to bujhaae nahiin bujhtaa।)
यह फिल्म का गाना जवानी के जोश और मोहब्बत के शोले पर ही बना है।
This film song is built entirely around the fire of youth and the blaze of love.
(yah philm kaa gaanaa javaanii ke josh aur mohabbat ke shole par hii banaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
शोला
(sholaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
शोले
(shole)
(pl.m.direct):
शोले
(shole)
(pl.m.oblique):
शोलों
(sholon)