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Etymology

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From Sanskrit शूल (śūla).

Noun

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सूल (sūlm or f

  1. pain, agony
    • 1850 – 1885, Harishchandra :
      निज भाषा उन्नति अहै, सब उन्नति को मूल ।
      बिन निज भाषा-ज्ञान के, मिटत न हिय को सूल ।।
      nij bhāṣā unnati ahai, sab unnati ko mūl .
      bin nij bhāṣā-jñān ke, miṭat na hiya ko sūl ..
      Progress happens in one's own language, the source of all progress
      Without knowledge of one's own language, the pain of the heart remains.