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Daak-khana

डाकख़ाना
also written: Dakkhana
Meaning

A post office.

Literally: Post house.

How Iqbal uses it

Everyday word; compound of 'daak' (post) + 'khana' (place).

See it in the verse

Daak-khana 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.
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Related words
SANSKRIT

Daak

Post or mail.

SANSKRIT

Chiththi

A letter or note.

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