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Sanskrit · noun · Everyday Life
Patti
पट्टी
Meaning
A bandage or dressing; a strip of cloth bound on a wound.
See it in the verse
Patti in Iqbal’s couplets
Phool ki patti se kat sakta hai heere ka jigar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar
A diamond's heart can be cut by the petal of a flower — yet on a foolish man, soft and gentle words have no effect.
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