Urdu Dictionary

Sanskrit · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Tara

तारा

said TAA-ra

also written: taara

Meaning

A star.

Literally: Sanskrit tara: a star.

See it in the verse

Tara in Iqbal’s couplets

Uruj-e-adam-e-khaki se anjum sahme jaate hain
Ki ye toota hua tara mah-e-kamil na ban jaaye

The stars take fright at the rise of the human being of dust — afraid that this broken star may yet become a full moon.

Aspiration · Hope · Selfhood

Related words

Anjum / Sitara

Stars (anjum) / a star (sitara).

Najm

A star.

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