તૃષ્ણા

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā).

Pronunciation

Noun

તૃષ્ણા • (tŕṣṇā) f

  1. thirst (for water), desire
    • c. 1400s, Narsinh Mehta, વૈષ્ણવ જન તો:
      સમદૃષ્ટિ ને તૃષ્ણા ત્યાગી
      પરસ્ત્રી જેને માત રે
      જિહ્વા થકી અસત્ય ન બોલે
      પરધન નવ ઝાલે હાથ રે ॥
      They see all equally, renounce craving,
      Respect other women as their own mother,
      Their tongue never utters false words,
      Their hands never touch the wealth of others.

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