Word Meaning

रगों

ragon

hinoun

Meaning

Veins or blood vessels; channels of life and passion.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetics, 'ragon' refers to the bodily veins or blood vessels. In this couplet, it represents the biological mechanism of life through which blood circulates, contrasted with profound emotional existence. The poet suggests that mere physical survival through blood flowing in the veins is hollow without the transformative passion and suffering of the heart.

Etymology

From Persian 'rag' (رگ), denoting a vein, sinew, or vessel.

Usage

In classical ghazal, it is traditionally paired with the motion of blood to signify visceral emotion, life-force, or latent intoxication.

Examples

Passion coursing wildly through the veins

It is not just blood, but sorrow that flows in these veins

Synonyms

नसोंनाड़ियोंशिरों

Related Words

रगख़ूनगर्दिशजिगर
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