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Sanam-Khana

सनमख़ाना
said sa-nam-KHAA-na
also written: sanamkhana, sanam-khanah, sanam-khaana
Meaning

A temple of idols; a house of images or of the beloved.

Literally: House of idols.

See it in the verse

Sanam-Khana in Iqbal’s couplets

Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening · Selfhood
Related words
PERSIAN

But-khana

An idol-temple; a house of images, often the temple of the beloved in poetry.

SANSKRIT

Mandir

A Hindu temple, the house of worship of an image of a deity.

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