पीड़ा (piidaa)

noun A feminine noun covering both physical pain and emotional/mental anguish -- somewhat more literary and formal than the everyday word for pain.
Sense 1 : physical pain
noun, feminine
Synonyms: दर्द (dard), तकलीफ़ (takliif)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word constantly on medicine labels and in doctor-speak -- सिर दर्द (sir dard) is what your friend says, but पीड़ा-निवारक (piidaa-nivaarak, 'pain reliever') is what the packet says.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for पीड़ा (piidaa) in casual speech about a stomachache or headache, where दर्द (dard) is what people actually say; पीड़ा (piidaa) tends to appear in more formal or written contexts, like describing a patient's pain to a doctor in careful speech, or in news reports.
Sample Sentences:
इस दवा से पीड़ा में आराम मिलता है। This medicine gives relief from pain.
(is davaa se piidaa men aaraam miltaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
ऑपरेशन के बाद उसे बहुत पीड़ा हुई। He felt a lot of pain after the operation.
(opreshan ke baad use bahut piidaa huii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने पूछा कि पीड़ा कहाँ हो रही है। The doctor asked where the pain was occurring.
(doktar ne poochhaa ki piidaa kahaan ho rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह गोली पीड़ा-निवारक है, इसे खाने के बाद लें। This tablet is a pain reliever, take it after food.
(yah golii piidaa-nivaarak hai, ise khaane ke baad len।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम्हें इतनी पीड़ा हो रही है तो अस्पताल चलो। If you're in so much pain, let's go to the hospital.
(agar tumhen itnii piidaa ho rahii hai to asptaal chalo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पीठ की पीड़ा से मैं ठीक से सो भी नहीं पाया। I couldn't even sleep properly because of the back pain.
(piith kii piidaa se main thiik se so bhii nahiin paayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर सही समय पर दवा ली जाती तो इतनी पीड़ा नहीं होती। If the medicine had been taken on time, there wouldn't have been so much pain.
(agar sahii samay par davaa lii jaatii to itnii piidaa nahiin hotii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Passive
जब तक पीड़ा कम न हो, तब तक हिलना मत। Don't move until the pain lessens.
(jab tak piidaa kam n ho, tab tak hilnaa mat।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
पीड़ा इतनी बढ़ गई कि उससे चीखे बिना रहा नहीं गया। The pain increased so much that he could not help screaming.
(piidaa itnii badh gaii ki usse chiikhe binaa rahaa nahiin gayaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
शायद यह पीड़ा किसी नस के दबने से हो। Perhaps this pain is due to a pinched nerve.
(shaayad yah piidaa kisii nas ke dabne se ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : emotional anguish, mental suffering
noun, feminine
Synonyms: दुःख (duhkh), वेदना (vednaa, literary), कष्ट (kasht)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the word of choice in sad film songs and shayari when someone's heart is breaking -- it carries a weight and formality that दर्द (dard) doesn't quite reach, closer to 'anguish' than plain 'hurt.'
Common Mistakes: 1) This sense leans literary/poetic -- in ordinary conversation about feeling upset or hurt, learners are better off with दुःख (duhkh) or दिल दुखना (dil dukhnaa, 'to feel hurt'); पीड़ा (piidaa) shows up more in songs, poetry, and heartfelt writing than in casual chat.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी आँखों में एक अनकही पीड़ा झलक रही थी। An unspoken anguish was showing in her eyes.
(uskii aankhon men ek ankahii piidaa jhalak rahii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बिछड़ने की पीड़ा को शब्दों में बयाँ नहीं किया जा सकता। The anguish of separation cannot be expressed in words.
(bichhadne kii piidaa ko shabdon men bayaan nahiin kiyaa jaa saktaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
माँ की मृत्यु की पीड़ा वह जीवन भर नहीं भूल पाया। He was never able to forget the anguish of his mother's death, his whole life.
(maan kii mrityu kii piidaa vah jiivan bhar nahiin bhool paayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस गाने में जो पीड़ा है, वह सीधे दिल को छू जाती है। The anguish in this song touches the heart directly.
(is gaane men jo piidaa hai, vah siidhe dil ko chhoo jaatii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश उसे इतनी पीड़ा न सहनी पड़ती। If only she hadn't had to bear so much anguish.
(kaash use itnii piidaa n sahnii padtii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम भी यह पीड़ा सहते, तो समझते कि यह कैसा दर्द है। If you too had endured this anguish, you would have understood what kind of pain it is.
(agar tum bhii yah piidaa sahte, to samajhte ki yah kaisaa dard hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कवि ने अपनी पीड़ा को कविता के माध्यम से व्यक्त किया। The poet expressed his anguish through poetry.
(kavi ne apnii piidaa ko kavitaa ke maadhyam se vyakt kiyaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हे प्रभु, मेरी पीड़ा हर लो। O Lord, take away my anguish.
(he prabhu, merii piidaa har lo।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद समय के साथ उसकी पीड़ा कुछ कम हो जाए। Perhaps her anguish will lessen somewhat with time.
(shaayad samay ke saath uskii piidaa kuchh kam ho jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उस गजल में विरह की पीड़ा बहुत गहराई से उतरी है। The anguish of separation comes through very deeply in that ghazal.
(us gajal men virah kii piidaa bahut gahraaii se utrii hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): पीड़ा (piidaa)
(sg.f.oblique): पीड़ा (piidaa)
(pl.f.direct): पीड़ाएँ (piidaaen)
(pl.f.oblique): पीड़ाओं (piidaaon)