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Sanskrit · noun · Nature & the Garden

Aak

आक
said aak
also written: Madaar
Meaning

The milkweed or crown flower (Calotropis), a hardy desert shrub with milky sap.

See it in the verse

Aak in Iqbal’s couplets

Jina wo kya jo ho nafas-e-ghair par madar
Shohrat ki zindagi ka bharosa bhi chhod de
What kind of living is it that hangs on another's breath? Give up even your reliance on a life of fame.
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