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sakhi

सखी
Sanskrit

Female friend, companion, confidante

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Meaning

Sakhi refers to a female friend, companion, or confidante. In dance lyrics, a nayika (heroine) often addresses a sakhi to confide her feelings, express longing, or seek advice regarding her beloved deity or hero. It establishes a scene of intimate conversation between women.

In the songs

  • Keluve Mudatali Kelai Sakhi

    Listen with joy, listen my friend

    Sita Ramara Sundara · Unknown

  • Keluve Mudatali Kelai Sakhi

    Listen with joy, listen my friend

    Sita Ramara Sundara · Unknown

  • Keluve Mudatali Kelai Sakhi

    Listen with joy, listen my friend

    Sita Ramara Sundara · Unknown

  • Keluve Mudatali Kelai Sakhi

    Listen with joy, listen my friend

    Sita Ramara Sundara · Unknown

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 1 song.

  • Sita Ramara Sundara

    Unknown

    appears in 4 lines

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