Meaning
Wrestling; a hand-to-hand grappling contest.
Literally: wrestling; a grappling match
Usage & notes
Kushti is wrestling, the grappling contest of strength. Iqbal can make the wrestling-bout an image of life's struggle, the testing grip of fate or the world against which the self must brace and grow strong. The metaphor turns mere conflict into a discipline that builds power.
Related words
PERSIAN
Pahalwan
A wrestler or strongman; a champion of physical prowess.
PERSIAN
Dangal
A wrestling arena or bout; a contest of strength.
ARABIC
Jidd-o-jahd
Strenuous struggle, hard sustained effort against obstacles.
ARABIC
Amal
Action; deeds, works, practice.
PERSIAN
Khudi
Selfhood; the self, the ego — in the philosophical, not the vain, sense.