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paDha: read

Description of paDha: The Urdu word paDha refers to education or studying, encompassing the process of learning and academic instruction. It derives from Sanskrit roots and remains widely used across Hindi, Urdu, and related Indo-Aryan languages to describe formal or informal educational pursuits. Unlike kitaab, which specifically means a book or written text, paDha encompasses the broader activity of acquiring knowledge. Differs from seekhna, which means to learn through experience or practice, paDha

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zindagi kam paDhe pardesi ka khat hai 'ibrat'

ye kisi tarah paDha jaye

na samjha jaye

life is like a little-read letter

of a foreigner, 'ibrat',

however you read it,

you can't make sense of it

Ibrat Machlishahri (1)

zindagi (f) (41)

life

pardesi (f) (1)

foreigner

khat (f) (7)

letter

tarah (16)

type, like, similar to

paDha (1)

read

samjha (m) (6)

understand

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