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Surmandal

सुरमंडल

said sur-man-dal

also written: swarmandal, sur-mandal

Meaning

A small plucked box-zither of many open strings used by vocalists to sound the notes of the raga as a drone-harp.

Literally: sur (note) + mandal (circle, set); the field of notes.

See it in the verse

Surmandal in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ho ilm se mohkam to ghairat-e-Jibril
Agar ho ishq se mohkam to soor-e-Israfil

A selfhood made firm by knowledge can rival the angel of revelation; a selfhood made firm by love can rival the trumpet that wakes the world.

Selfhood · Love · Action

Related words

Santoor

A trapezoidal hammered dulcimer of many strings, struck with light wooden mallets; a Persian and Kashmiri instrument.

Sur

A musical note or pitch; tune.

Saaz

A musical instrument; equipment or apparatus generally.

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