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Sanskrit · noun · Everyday Life

Sil-batta

सिलबट्टा
also written: Sil-batta
Meaning

A flat grinding stone with a roller for making spice paste.

How Iqbal uses it

Everyday kitchen word; the stone slab ('sil') and roller ('batta') for grinding masala.

See it in the verse

Sil-batta in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ko kar buland itna ki har taqdeer se pehle
Khuda bande se khud pooche, bata teri raza kya hai
Raise your selfhood so high that, before issuing every decree of destiny, God Himself asks you: tell me, what is your wish?
Selfhood · Courage
Related words
ARABIC

Masala

Spice or a blend of spices; seasoning.

PERSIAN

Imaam-dasta

A mortar and pestle for crushing spices.

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