Sanskrit · noun · Nature & the Garden

Parbat

पर्वत

said PAR-bat

Meaning

A mountain.

Usage & notes

The parbat, in Iqbal's Indic vocabulary, stands like the koh as an emblem of loftiness, endurance, and the high vantage from which the free spirit looks out. The Himalaya is its supreme instance in his verse.

Related words

PERSIAN

Koh / Kohsar

Mountain.

PERSIAN

Kohistan

A mountainous country; a land of mountains.

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