Sanskrit · noun · The Heart & the Body

Tees

टीस

said tees

Meaning

A sharp shooting pain or throbbing pang, a stab of ache that rises and pierces.

Usage & notes

Where kasak lingers softly, tees stabs. It names the sudden shooting pain of a wounded heart, the pang that announces a sorrow too keen to ignore.

Related words

A lingering twinge or dull ache, a sweet-sad pang that pulls quietly at the heart.

A blow, wound, or hurt, a stroke that injures the body or wounds the heart.

Pain, ache — especially the sweet pain of longing.