Date: 20-June-2001
Word of the day: 'paaraa'


Meaning:

paaraa - 1. piece/fragment 2. mercury 3. bribe 4. gift [n. mas. Persian]


Couplet:

raad huu.N barq huu.N bechain huu.N paaraa huu.N mai.n 
Khud_parastaar Khud_aagaah Khud_aaraa huu.N mai.n 
- Makhdoom Mohiuddin

[raad=thunder; barq=lightning]


mumkin ho to teshaa-e-hunar se
har paaraa-e-sang ko sanam kar
- Ahmed Faraz

[teshaa = axe; sang = stone]


Associated word(s):

1. paaraa-paaraa = shreds, torn to peices [adj. Persian]

paaraa-paaraa huaa pairaahan-e-jaa.N 
phir mujhe chho.D gaye chaaraagaraa.N 

[chaaraagaraa.N = healers]