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-'''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>{{Cite web|url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.4:1:1216.platts|title = Digital South Asia Library}}</ref>
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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.
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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]]''.
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	'''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>		'''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>{{Cite web\|url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.4:1:1216.platts\|title = Digital South Asia Library}}</ref>

	Among the most famous dohas are those of [[Sarahpa]], [[Kabir]], [[Mirabai]], [[Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana\|Rahim]], [[Tulsidas]], [[Surdas]]		Among the most famous dohas are those of [[Sarahpa]], [[Kabir]], [[Mirabai]], [[Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana\|Rahim]], [[Tulsidas]], [[Surdas]]

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'''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>

Among the most famous dohas are those of [[Sarahpa]], [[Kabir]], [[Mirabai]], [[Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana|Rahim]], [[Tulsidas]], [[Surdas]]

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.

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]]''.

==Examples==

निन्द(३)क निय(३) रे (२) राखि(३)ए(२) आँगन (४) कुटी छ(४) वाय(३)==> 13/11 
बिनु पा(४)नी सा(४) बुन बि(३) ना(२) निर्मल (४) करे सु(४) भाय(३)==> 13/11 
[Parenthesized numbers indicate mAtraa-counts.]
Here is a Doha by Rahim:

जो रहीम उत्तम प्रकृति का कर सकत कुसंग | 
चन्दन विष व्यापत नहीं लिपटे रहत भुजंग ||

''Says Rahim, one who is of inherently noble nature, will remain unaffected even when he associates with bad people.'' 
''The sandalwood plant does not absorb poison when the snakes wind around it.''

Here is a Doha by [[Nida Fazli]]:

चाहे गीता बांचिये, या पढिये कुरान | 
मेरा तेरा प्यार ही हर पुस्तक का ज्ञान||

(Whether you read Geeta or recite Quran 
Thine-mine love is the wisdom that every book offers)

==See also==
* [[Chaupai (poetry)]]
* [[Songs of realization]]
* [[Chhand (poetry)]]
* [[Doha (Indian literature)]]
* [[Hanuman Chalisa]]

==References==
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==External links==
* '''[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]'''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027084651/http://geocities.com/ssksearch/dohas/kabir.html Kabir]
*[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]

[[Category:Stanzaic form]]
[[Category:Indian poetics]]
[[Category:Poetic rhythm]]
[[Category:Hindi-language literature]]