Word Meaning
नासेहा
Nāsehā
hinoun (vocative)
Meaning
O counselor; O adviser (vocative address to one who gives moral guidance).
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, 'nāsehā' is the vocative form addressing the 'nāsih' (the moralistic adviser). In this verse, the speaker addresses the preacher dismissively, asserting that as a lover consumed by madness, he deserves chains of insanity rather than sensible moral instruction.
Etymology
Arabic root n-ṣ-ḥ (ن-ص-ح, sincere advice) forming the active participle 'nāṣiḥ' (counselor), combined with the Persian vocative suffix '-ā'.
Usage
The 'nāsih' is a stock antagonist in the ghazal tradition whose conventional, sober counsel is routinely ridiculed by the ecstatic lover.
Examples
Do not preach sanity to a lover, O counselor.
Leave me to my sorrow and despair, O adviser.
Synonyms
उपदेशकसलाहकारपंद-गो
Related Words
नासेहनसीहतपंदफ़हम