Word Meaning
बे-नीशी
be-nīshī
Meaning
State of lacking a sting, harmlessness; figurative inaction, blunted passion, or numbness.
Detailed Meaning
Formed from the Persian prefix 'be-' (without) and 'nīsh' (sting/thorn) with an abstract noun suffix, it denotes the condition of being stingless or harmless. In this couplet, it represents desire that has lost its sharp prick or burning intensity, causing a spiritual or emotional languor that the physician diagnoses as the root ailment. It implies a dull, unfulfilled longing devoid of active vigor.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'bī-' (without) + 'nīsh' (sting, fang, prick) + abstract suffix '-ī'.
Usage
A rare poetic formation playing on the classical motif of 'nīsh' (sting/thorn), contrasted with the pain and ardour expected of true longing.
Examples
Dard kī be-nīshī ne marz ko aur baṛhā diyā
Dil kī talab meñ ab vo nīsh-o-nosh kahāñ