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Sanskrit · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Chhin
छिन
also written: Kshan
Meaning
A moment, an instant; the smallest perceptible unit of time.
See it in the verse
Chhin in Iqbal’s couplets
Chin o Arab hamara Hindostan hamara
Muslim hain hum watan hai sara jahan hamara
China and Arabia are ours, India is ours; we are Muslims, and the whole world is our homeland.
Unity · Freedom
Related words
SANSKRIT
Pal
A moment, an instant.
ARABIC
Lamha
A moment, an instant.
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