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Sanskrit · noun · Nature & the Garden

Chhaiyan

छैयाँ
said chhai-YAAN
also written: chhaiyaan, chhanv
Meaning

Shade, the cool shadow of a tree (folk form); a place of rest and meeting.

Literally: from Skt chaya, shade

See it in the verse

Chhaiyan in Iqbal’s couplets

Man ki daulat hath aati hai to phir jati nahin
Tan ki daulat chhanw hai aata hai dhan jata hai dhan
The wealth of the inner self, once gained, never leaves you again; the wealth of the body is mere shade, money comes and money goes.
Self-Knowledge · Selfhood
Related words
SANSKRIT

Chhanv

Shade, shadow; the cool shelter from the sun.

SANSKRIT

Ped

A tree.

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