Word Meaning
जौलाँ-गाह
jaulaaṅ-gāh
hinoun
Meaning
An arena, racecourse, or sphere of activity and wandering.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a racecourse or open ground where horses canter, this compound figuratively signifies an individual's sphere of action, intellect, or worldly existence. In this couplet, it represents the mortal physical world beneath the sky, which the speaker once mistakenly took to be the entire scope of his being. It evokes the tension between mundane limitations and transcendent ambition.
Etymology
Arabic 'jawlān' (movement, wandering, galloping) + Persian suffix '-gāh' (place).
Usage
In philosophical ghazal poetry, it often contrasts the soul's boundless potential with the confining limits of the material universe.
Examples
the vast arena of thought
an arena of life and struggle
Synonyms
मैदान-ए-अमलरंगभूमिसैरगाह
Related Words
जौलाँजौलाँ-फ़िशानीख़ुश-जौलाँ