Word Meaning
सुना
suna
hiverb
Meaning
To hear or listen; used here to mean to keep listening passively.
Detailed Meaning
In classical poetry, 'सुना' is a form of the verb 'सुनना' (to listen/hear). In this couplet, it combines with 'करे' ('सुना करे') to denote a continuous or habitual action, meaning 'to keep on listening'. It captures the helpless submission of the lover, whose only permitted role in front of the beloved is silent endurance.
Etymology
Sanskrit 'श्रु' (śru) / 'शृणोति' (śṛṇoti) through Prakrit 'सुणइ' (suṇaï) to Hindustani 'सुनना'.
Usage
In ghazals, it often contrasts with speaking ('कहना') to dramatize the silence forced upon the lover by the beloved's authority.
Examples
suna jo haal mera to muskura diye
fasaana-e-dil kisi ne na suna
Synonyms
कान धराश्रवण किया
Related Words
सुननासुनानासुनवाई