Word Meaning
काव
kāv
hinoun
Meaning
Digging, searching, or relentless painful struggle and toil.
Detailed Meaning
Refers to the act of digging, scratching, or intense, painful exertion. In this couplet, it appears in repetition ('kaav kaav') to convey the unrelenting, agonizing struggle of enduring life in desolate solitude. It evokes the arduous labor of Farhad carving stone to bring forth a canal of milk.
Etymology
Persian, present stem of the verb 'kāvīdan' (کاویدن), meaning to dig, scratch, or examine.
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, it is most often used in reduplication ('kaav-kaav') or in its derivative 'kaavish' to denote intense mental anguish and painful longing.
Examples
the ceaseless painful digging of a troubled heart
laboring through the dark hours of grief
Synonyms
जद्दोजहदकुरेदमेहनतखोज
Related Words
काविशजाँ-कनीकोहकन