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Sar-chadhana

सर चढ़ाना
Meaning

Colloquial: to spoil by over-indulgence, to let someone get above themselves.

See it in the verse

Sar-chadhana in Iqbal’s couplets

Main jo sar-ba-sajda hua kabhi to zameen se aane lagi sada
Tera dil to hai sanam-aashna tujhe kya milega namaz mein
Whenever I bowed my head in prostration, a voice rose from the earth: your heart is in love with idols — what will you gain from prayer?
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