Sanskrit · noun (m.) · Everyday Life
Taana-baana
ताना-बाना
said TAA-naa-BAA-naa
also written: Tana-bana
Meaning
The warp and weft of a fabric; figuratively, the fabric or scheme of a thing.
Literally: warp and weft
See it in the verse
Taana-baana in Iqbal’s couplets
Afsos sad-afsos ki shahin na bana tu
Dekhe na teri aankh ne fitrat ke ishaarat
Dekhe na teri aankh ne fitrat ke ishaarat
A pity, a hundred pities, that you never became a falcon; your eye never read the signs that nature held out.
The Falcon · Awakening · Aspiration
Safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
The caravan of feeble ants will make a boat of a rose petal; though a thousand waves clash against it, this boat will cross the river.
Hope · Courage · Unity