Word Meaning
नावक-ख़ेज़
nāvak-khez
Meaning
producing or shooting arrows; prolific in yielding darts
Detailed Meaning
A compound adjective meaning 'arrow-yielding' or 'arrow-sprouting'. In this couplet, it describes the beloved's domain or the lover's terrain as resembling a reed-bed that prolifically yields arrows, symbolizing the relentless wounding power of piercing glances. It captures the fatal beauty and inevitable pain inherent in romantic devotion.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'nāvak' (small arrow or crossbow bolt) + 'khez' (present stem of 'khāstan', to rise, sprout, or produce).
Usage
Employed in classical ghazals to hyperbolically convey the lethal intensity and profusion of a beloved's glances.
Examples
Every glance from her eyes proved arrow-yielding to the heart.
This desolate plain became arrow-sprouting like a thicket of reeds.