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<div>'''Doha''' ([[Hindi]]: दोहा) is a form of self-contained rhyming [[couplet]] in [[poetry]] composed in [[Mātrika metre]]. This genre of poetry first became common in Apabhraṃśa and was commonly used in [[Hindustani language]] poetry.<ref>http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.4:1:1216.platts</ref><br />
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Among the most famous dohas are those of [[Sarahpa]], [[Kabir]], [[Mirabai]], [[Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana|Rahim]], [[Tulsidas]], [[Surdas]]<br />
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A doha is a couplet consisting of two lines, each of 24 instants ([[Sanskrit prosody|Matras]]). The rules for distinguishing light and heavy syllables is slightly different from [[Sanskrit]]. Each line has 13 instants in first part and 11 instants in the second. The first and third quarters of doha have 13 instants which must parse as 6-4-3.<br />
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Many Hindi poets have created several books which explain whole stories and [[Indian epic poetry|epics]] in the form of dohas. The most popular is Tulsidas' ''[[Ramcharitmanas]]'', a popular rendition of the Sanskrit epic ''[[Ramayana]]''.<br />
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==Examples==<br />
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निन्द(३)क निय(३) रे (२) राखि(३)ए(२) आँगन (४) कुटी छ(४) वाय(३)==> 13/11 <br><br />
बिनु पा(४)नी सा(४) बुन बि(३) ना(२) निर्मल (४) करे सु(४) भाय(३)==> 13/11 <br><br />
[Parenthesized numbers indicate mAtraa-counts.]<br />
Here is a Doha by Rahim:<br />
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जो रहीम उत्तम प्रकृति का कर सकत कुसंग | <br><br />
चन्दन विष व्यापत नहीं लिपटे रहत भुजंग ||<br />
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''Says Rahim, one who is of inherently noble nature, will remain unaffected even when he associates with bad people.''<br><br />
''The sandalwood plant does not absorb poison when the snakes wind around it.''<br />
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Here is a Doha by [[Nida Fazli]]:<br />
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चाहे गीता बांचिये, या पढिये कुरान | <br><br />
मेरा तेरा प्यार ही हर पुस्तक का ज्ञान||<br />
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(Whether you read Geeta or recite Quran<br><br />
Thine-mine love is the wisdom that every book offers)<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Chaupai (poetry)]]<br />
* [[Songs of realization]]<br />
* [[Chhand (poetry)]]<br />
* [[Doha (Indian literature)]]<br />
* [[Hanuman Chalisa]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* '''[http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%80:%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87 Doha Collection in Kavita Kosh]'''<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027084651/http://geocities.com/ssksearch/dohas/kabir.html Kabir]<br />
*[https://roshandaan.com/%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%ac%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%87-%e0%a4%a6%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%87-kabir-ke-dohe-with-meaning-in-hindi/ कबीर के दोहे]<br />
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[[Category:Stanzaic form]]<br />
[[Category:Indian poetics]]<br />
[[Category:Poetic rhythm]]<br />
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