Sanskrit · verb · The Heart & the Body

Tarapna

तड़पना
said ta-rap-naa
Meaning

To writhe and throb with restless longing or pain, the heart fluttering in anguish.

Literally: to writhe, to palpitate

Usage & notes

Tarapna is the act of the heart's writhing, the verb behind tarap. Iqbal makes this throbbing motion the very gesture of a living soul in longing, the restless quivering he prefers to lifeless stillness.