Word Meaning
कोसों
koson
Meaning
For miles; across vast distances; far and wide.
Detailed Meaning
An oblique plural form of 'kos' (a traditional South Asian unit of distance roughly equal to two miles), used adverbially to signify an immense spatial extent. In the couplet, it underscores the vast expanse across which henna blooms around the lover's tomb. This hyperbolic scale emphasizes the boundless intensity of his unfulfilled desire to touch or kiss the beloved's feet.
Etymology
Sanskrit क्रोश (krośa, literally 'a shout/call' or distance reachable by a voice) via Prakrit कोस (kosa).
Usage
Commonly used in poetry with 'तक' or 'दूर' to convey hyperbolically vast desert expanses or the insurmountable separation between lovers.
Examples
Dust and wilderness stretch for miles around.
Walking for miles through desolate paths in search of peace.