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Sanskrit · noun · Nature & the Garden
Kand-ra
कंदरा
also written: Kandraa
Meaning
A cave, grotto or hollow in a mountain.
See it in the verse
Kand-ra in Iqbal’s couplets
Apne bhi khafa mujh se hain begane bhi na-khush
Main zahr-e-halahal ko kabhi kah na saka qand
My own people are displeased with me and strangers are unhappy too; I could never bring myself to call deadly poison sugar.
Courage · Selfhood · Justice
Related words
ARABIC
Ghaar
A cave or cavern.
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