????? (kapre)
Meaning: noun: clothes.
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ridai sudh jau ni?daa hoi. hamre kapre ni?dak dhoi.
If our heart is pure, and we are slandered, then the slanderer washes our clothes. – Bhagat Kabeer, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 339
Message: We slander and gossip about others but dislikes others doing it to us. Bhagat Kabeer, however, welcomes slander. He says it is pleasing. If one is pure of heart, there is no need to be hurt by another�s remarks. Like the advice given by parents to their children, slander of a person makes one realize what one�s �wrongdoings� are? Slander pinpoints the faults. This makes us aware of the shortcomings in us. Being aware of these faults one can resolve to avoid them and purify the mind. This is like allowing someone to wash our clothes and rid them of all dirt. Slander therefore can be a gift. It is the one who slanders that pays the price.
Slanderers do not hurt me because they do not hit me. -Socrates
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Etymology: From Sanskrit karpa? (patched garment, rag) ? Pali kappa? (dirty torn rag) ? Prakrit kappa? (old garment, garment, cloth) ? Sindhi kapa?u (coarse cloth) and kapi?o (garment), Lahndi kap?aa (cloth), Punjabi kapp?aa (cloth), Hindi kapa?/kap?aa (cloth, clothes).
