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Sanskrit · noun · Nature & the Garden

Madaar

मदार
said ma-DAAR
also written: Aak
Meaning

Another name for the milkweed shrub, its latex used in folk medicine.

See it in the verse

Madaar in Iqbal’s couplets

Jina wo kya jo ho nafas-e-ghair par madar
Shohrat ki zindagi ka bharosa bhi chhod de
What kind of living is it that hangs on another's breath? Give up even your reliance on a life of fame.
Selfhood · Freedom · Self-Knowledge
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SANSKRIT

Aak

The milkweed or crown flower (Calotropis), a hardy desert shrub with milky sap.

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