begin a long discourse, recite a story

story within a story

tale, story, fable

a bird called 'the thousand voices,' the nightingale

story, fable, tale, a long, stretched account of some event

eloquent, expressive (poet)

exaggeration in story (to make it more interesting)

storyteller

a person whose profession or hobby is to tell stories at night so that people can fall asleep quickly and comfortably, a person who tells a story from his own mind or his own memory, storyteller

intimate friend, inseparable companion

to make offerings of abīr and siṅdūr to a saint.

smoke a cigarette, to cause smoke to rise by burning oil, to destroy, to reduce to poverty

(of cloth or paper) tear into pieces

chastise, criticize mercilessly, sharp criticism

spreading the rumours, broadcasting unverified news, spreading lies

be sad, mourn, bemoan, lament

upset (someone), disturbance in mind

ridicule, joke, poke fun at

spread a rumour

to interfere or meddle (with)

to interfere or meddle (with)