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Takht-gaah

तख़्तगाह
said takht-gaah
also written: Takhtgah, Takht-Gah, takht-gah, takhtgah, takht gah
Meaning

A capital or seat of the throne; a royal residence-city.

Literally: throne-place (takht + gah)

How Iqbal uses it

The city where the throne sits, the centre of a kingdom's power, the Persianate counterpart of rajdhani.

See it in the verse

Takht-gaah in Iqbal’s couplets

Na takht-o-taj mein ne lashkar-o-sipah mein hai
Jo baat mard-e-qalandar ki bargah mein hai
Not in throne and crown, nor in armies and soldiers, lies the power that belongs to the court of the free-spirited man.
Freedom · Selfhood · Leadership
Related words
PERSIAN

Takht

A wooden platform or plank used as a seat or bed; also a throne.

SANSKRIT

Raj-dhaani

A capital city; the seat of a kingdom.

ARABIC

Dar-Ul-Khilafat

The seat of the caliphate; the imperial capital city.

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