Word Meaning
तरसते
taraste
hiverb
Meaning
To yearn, pine, or long intensely for something absent.
Detailed Meaning
It describes intense yearning, deep deprivation, or an agonizing craving for someone or something no longer present. In this couplet, it personifies the sacred spaces of the mosque—the minbar (pulpit) and mehrab (prayer niche)—as desperately longing for the genuine, earth-shaking prostrations of sincere believers from the past.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit तृष् (tṛṣ, meaning to thirst or desire), evolving through Prakrit into the Hindustani verb तरसना (tarasnā).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently conveys the poignant despair of an unrequited lover or the melancholic loss of spiritual fervour.
Examples
Eyes yearn endlessly for a single glimpse.
Parched souls pine for a drop of rain.
Synonyms
तड़पतेललकतेबिलखते
Related Words
तरसतरसनातरसाते