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Todh-phodh

तोड़-फोड़
also written: Tod-phod
Meaning

Vandalism and wrecking; a destructive rampage.

Literally: 'breaking and smashing'

See it in the verse

Todh-phodh in Iqbal’s couplets

Har guhar ne sadaf ko toD diya
Tu hi aamada-e-zuhur nahin
Every pearl has broken open its shell; only you are unwilling to come forth.
Selfhood · Courage · Awakening
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