रंज-आशना

Meaning

Acquainted with grief; familiar with sorrow or resentment.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian compound adjective describing one who is intimately familiar with grief, distress, or resentment. In this couplet, it describes the beloved or adversary who is habitually predisposed to harbouring causeless grievances and sorrow. It conveys a temperament so accustomed to affliction that even innocent sunlight evokes suspicion.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'ranj' (sorrow, affliction) and 'āshnā' (knowing, acquainted, from the root shinākhtan).

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, compounds suffixed with '-āshnā' signify an innate affinity or lifelong intimacy with melancholic states.

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