Word Meaning
नशीनी
nashini
Meaning
The act or state of sitting, staying, or keeping vigil.
Detailed Meaning
Derived from the Persian verbal root for sitting, 'nashini' is an abstract noun signifying the condition or act of seating, residing, or keeping company. It almost exclusively appears as the final element in compound expressions, such as 'shab-nashini' (night-vigil or revelry) or 'gosha-nashini' (retirement/seclusion). In this couplet, it forms part of 'shab-nashini', referring to the pleasure of passing the night seated in a garden.
Etymology
Persian, from the verb 'nishastan' (to sit), root 'nishin' + abstract suffix '-i'.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it is rarely used as an independent word, appearing almost exclusively in Persian compound formations denoting modes of sitting or seclusion.
Examples
The pleasure of night vigil in the garden cannot be begged for.
He chose seclusion over the tumultuous gatherings of the court.