Word Meaning

पहुँचाएँ

pahuñchā.eñ

hiverb

Meaning

To deliver, convey, or cause to reach (first-person plural subjunctive).

Detailed Meaning

This is the subjunctive form of the causative verb 'pahuñchānā', meaning to deliver, convey, or cause to arrive. In this couplet, the lover questions in despair and self-reproach whether he must now personally deliver his own letter, having impatiently trailed behind the messenger himself. It captures the restless agony of longing where the lover cannot refrain from intruding upon the delivery.

Etymology

From Sanskrit 'प्राप्नोति' (prāpnoti) / 'प्रपञ्च' through Middle Indo-Aryan/Prakrit into Old Hindi/Hindavi as 'पहुँचना' (intransitive) and 'पहुँचाना' (causative/transitive).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, this verb is frequently used in the context of dispatching love letters, laments, or prayers to the beloved or God.

Examples

How can we deliver this secret grief to the beloved?

May we deliver the letter before morning comes.

Synonyms

भेजेंसुपुर्द करेंरवाना करें

Related Words

पहुँचनापहुँचनामा-बरपैग़ाम
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