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Urdu · verb · Verbs & Actions
Bhanwar-khaana
भँवर खाना
Meaning
to whirl, to eddy, to swirl in a vortex
See it in the verse
Bhanwar-khaana in Iqbal’s couplets
Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening · Selfhood
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