Word Meaning
तवानाई
tawānā'ī
hinoun
Meaning
Strength, power, vigor, or physical endurance.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'tawana'i' signifies the vital energy, endurance, or bodily capacity required to withstand hardship. In this couplet, it refers specifically to the strength needed to carry the immense burden of sorrow, which the exhausted lover lacks entirely.
Etymology
Persian (توانائی), abstract noun derived from 'tawānā' (powerful, able, capable).
Usage
Frequently used in ghazals to contrast the overwhelming weight of love's grief with the frail physical capacity of the poet.
Examples
To bear grief, some physical vigor is required.
Youth departed and with it went all vital strength.
Synonyms
ताक़तक़ुव्वतसकतबल
Related Words
तवानाताबताक़तक़ुव्वत