Word Meaning
पंद
pand
hinoun
Meaning
Advice, counsel, moral exhortation, or admonition.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu literature, 'pand' denotes moral counsel, didactic instruction, or admonition, most often associated with the figure of the 'nāseh' (moral preacher). In this couplet, it refers to the intrusive, unsympathetic advice of the counselor, which instead of consoling the lover acts as salt rubbed into an open wound.
Etymology
Persian (پند - pand), meaning counsel, moral advice, or precept.
Usage
In ghazal poetics, 'pand' is conventionally depicted as futile and burdensome counsel that the impassioned lover vehemently rejects.
Examples
pand-e-nāseh (the counsel of the preacher)
pand-o-nasihat (counsel and admonition)
Synonyms
नसीहतउपदेशसलाह
Related Words
नासेहपंद-गोवाइज़