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Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Swar

स्वर
said swar
also written: swara, sur
Meaning

A musical note or tone; one of the seven notes of the Indian scale.

Literally: Sanskrit svara, a sounded note.

See it in the verse

Swar 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
SANSKRIT

Sur

A musical note or pitch; tune.

SANSKRIT

Sargam

The solfège of Indian music: the sequence of musical notes (sa re ga ma...).

SANSKRIT

Saptak

An octave; the set of seven notes (sa re ga ma pa dha ni) of the Indian scale.

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