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Pani

पानी
Meaning

Water; figuratively honour, lustre, or dignity ('aankh ka pani').

See it in the verse

Pani in Iqbal’s couplets

Pani pani kar gai mujh ko qalandar ki ye baat
Tu jhuka jab ghair ke aage na man tera na tan
The wandering sage's words washed over me with shame: the moment you bow before another, neither your mind nor your body is your own.
Selfhood · Courage · Freedom
Related words
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Jal

Water; a tatsama word, one of the five elements.

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Neer

Water; also tears — a poetic word common in Bhakti verse.

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