सुनाऊँ

Meaning

Should I tell, narrate, recite, or recount to someone.

Detailed Meaning

In classical poetry, 'सुनाऊँ' is the first-person singular subjunctive or optative form of 'सुनाना' (to recite or recount). In this couplet, it functions as a rhetorical question expressing profound loneliness and helplessness, emphasizing that there is no empathetic listener worthy of receiving the lover's grievance. It highlights the tragedy of unvoiced longing trapped within the heart.

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्रावयति (śrāvayati, causes to hear), causative of शृणोति (śṛṇoti, hears), through Prakrit सावेइ (sāvei) into Hindustani.

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