Word Meaning
सताता
sataata
Meaning
Torments, troubles, distresses, or teases relentlessly.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, this verb signifies being persistently vexed, teased, or tormented by love, separation, or memories. In this couplet, it describes how the indulgence of thought ('zauq-e-khayaal') continues to agitate and disturb the lover's otherwise still state of eternal wonder through the sorcery of a flirtatious glance.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit सन्तप् (santap - to afflict, scorch, torment) through Prakrit संतावइ (santāvai) into Hindustani सताना (satānā).
Usage
Commonly invoked in classical poetry to capture the bittersweet affliction brought upon the lover by the beloved's indifference or teasing glances.
Examples
The memory of the beloved torments the heart unceasingly.
Night and day, the sorrow of separation torments the helpless lover.