Word Meaning
दशनों
dashnon
hinoun
Meaning
Daggers or poniards (oblique plural).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, the word is the Hindustani oblique plural of the Persian 'dishna' (a dagger or poniard). The poet laments to the beloved, calling them cruel and stating that even cold daggers could not slice and shred a lover's heart so mercilessly as the beloved's tyranny does.
Etymology
Derived from Persian 'dashnah' (دشنہ), signifying a dagger, poniard, or short sword.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, 'dishna' is frequently evoked alongside weapons like the tegh and shamshir to symbolize the murderous power of the beloved's glances or relentless cruelty.
Examples
Wounded repeatedly by the sharp daggers of grief.
The heart bore the painful strikes of cruel daggers.
Synonyms
ख़ंजरोंकटारोंछुरियों
Related Words
दशनातेग़शमशीरज़ख़्म