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The first Punjabi Vocabulary thread was a lot of fun for the contributors. So here is another thread. This time about plants, including trees, flowers, vegetables, spices, you name it! Just find a flower, plant, tree or spice in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, and paste in the Guru vaak where you found it!

To begin, Flower

In Gurmukhi font kusm, kusam
Modern punjabi n. phul. M

ਦੇਖਤ ਦਰਸੁ ਭਟਕਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਭਜਤ ਦੁਖ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜ ਬਿਗਾਸੇ ॥
dhaekhath dharas bhattak bhram bhajath dhukh parehar sukh sehaj bigaasae ||
Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, doubt runs away, pain is eradicated, and celestial peace spontaneously wells up.


ਸੇਵਕ ਸਿਖ ਸਦਾ ਅਤਿ ਲੁਭਿਤ ਅਲਿ ਸਮੂਹ ਜਿਉ ਕੁਸਮ ਸੁਬਾਸੇ ॥
saevak sikh sadhaa ath lubhith al samooh jio kusam subaasae ||
The selfless servants and Sikhs are always totally captivated by it, like bumble bees lured by the fragrance of the
flower.

ਬਿਦ੍ਯ੍ਯਮਾਨ ਗੁਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਥਪ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ਥਿਰੁ ਸਾਚਉ ਤਖਤੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮਦਾਸੈ ॥੬॥
bidhyamaan gur aap thhapyo thhir saacho thakhath guroo raamadhaasai ||6||
The Guru Himself established the Eternal Throne of Truth, in Guru Raam Daas. ||6||


Bhatt Matthura
Ang 1404


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Forum members should feel free to post on this thread. If you want to post a Guru Vaak and do not know how to find the pictures, or the Modern Punjabi translator, things like that, one of the moderators can edit your post and insert a picture and Punjabi vocabulary for you. :happy:
 

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Camphor



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ਪਾਨ ਕਪੂਰ ਸੁਬਾਸਕ ਚੰਦਨ ਅੰਤਿ ਤਊ ਮਰਨਾ ॥੩॥
paan kapoor subaasak chandhan anth thoo maranaa ||3||
betel nuts, camphor and fragrant sandalwood oil - in the end, they too shall die. ||3||


ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਭ ਖੋਜੇ ਕਹੂ ਨ ਊਬਰਨਾ ॥
baedh puraan sinmrith sabh khojae kehoo n oobaranaa ||
I have searched all the Vedas, Puraanas and Simritees, but none of these can save anyone.


ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਇਉ ਰਾਮਹਿ ਜੰਪਉ ਮੇਟਿ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨਾ ॥੪॥੫॥
kahu kabeer eio raamehi janpo maett janam maranaa ||4||5||
Says Kabeer, meditate on the Lord, and eliminate birth and death. ||4||5||

Sant Kabir
Ang 477

Modern Punjabi n. kapur. M; mushk kapur. M;

Gurmukhi kpUr, kapoor
 
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Betel Nut

ਤੰਤ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਸਭ ਅਉਖਧ ਜਾਨਹਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਤਊ ਮਰਨਾ ॥੨॥
thanth manthr sabh aoukhadhh jaanehi anth thoo maranaa ||2||
those who know Tantras and mantras and all medicines - even they shall die in the end. ||2||

r ਰਾਜ ਭੋਗ ਅਰੁ ਛਤ੍ਰ ਸਿੰਘਾਸਨ ਬਹੁ ਸੁੰਦਰਿ ਰਮਨਾ ॥
raaj bhog ar shhathr singhaasan bahu sundhar ramanaa ||
Those who enjoy regal power and rule, royal canopies and thrones, many beautiful women,

ਪਾਨ ਕਪੂਰ ਸੁਬਾਸਕ ਚੰਦਨ ਅੰਤਿ ਤਊ ਮਰਨਾ ॥੩॥
paan kapoor subaasak chandhan anth thoo maranaa ||3||
betel nuts, camphor and fragrant sandalwood oil - in the end, they too shall die. ||3||

Sant Kabir
Ang 447

Gurmukhi ਪਾਨ paan
Modern Punjabi - Not available at this time


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Betel nuts hanging from the palm tree


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Ripe betel nut -- the nut is contained within the orange pulp

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Sandalwood (a symbol of purity)

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Sandalwood Flower-Mysore India

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ਸਾਚੁ ਧੜੀ ਧਨ ਮਾਡੀਐ ਕਾਪੜੁ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
saach dhharree dhhan maaddeeai kaaparr praem seegaar ||
The bride braids her hair with Truth; her clothes are decorated with His Love.


ਚੰਦਨੁ ਚੀਤਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥
chandhan cheeth vasaaeiaa mandhar dhasavaa dhuaar ||
Like the essence of sandalwood, He permeates her consciousness, and the Temple of the Tenth Gate is opened.


ਦੀਪਕੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਿਗਾਸਿਆ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰ ਹਾਰੁ ॥੫॥
dheepak sabadh vigaasiaa raam naam our haar ||5||
The lamp of the Shabad is lit, and the Name of the Lord is her necklace. ||5||.

Guru Nanak Dev
Ang 54


Gurmukhi
cMdn Chandan

Modern Punjabi n. chandan. M;

Interesting find (added January 25, 2009)

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Sandal wood Tree, treated as a symbol of status, and purity, spreading pleasant smell throughout the area wherever they are planted, was prohibited for individuals to cultivate. Recently, the Government of Kerala has removed the ban and has permitted the public to CULTIVATE SANDALWOOD TREE WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS.

Sandal wood trees are planted as usually, and it will take 15 to 20 years to grow and yield profit. Usually, at the present rates , One Kg. of Sandalwood costs, Rs. 1,200/- to Rs. 2,250/-This will be multiplied several times in the coming years, as the market for sandalwood, and its bye-products , throughout the world are increasing daily.

Sandalwood is used mainly for extraction of its oil for several cosmetics and as a main ingredient in so many Ayurvedic Products. Another main factor is that, planting Sandal wood trees is treated as a symbol of Status, and planted area will be full of pleasant and pleasing smell of the wood.

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Mango

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Mangifera indica


ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਛੰਤ ਅਨੰਤ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕੇ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਕੀਜੈ ਨੇਹਾ ਮਨ ਐਸਾ ਨੇਹੁ ਕਰੇਹੁ ॥੨॥
kahu naanak shhanth ananth thaakur kae har sio keejai naehaa man aisaa naehu karaehu ||2||
Says Nanak, chant the Hymns of the Infinite Lord Master; O my mind, love Him and enshrine such love for Him. ||2||


ਚਕਵੀ ਸੂਰ ਸਨੇਹੁ ਚਿਤਵੈ ਆਸ ਘਣੀ ਕਦਿ ਦਿਨੀਅਰੁ ਦੇਖੀਐ ॥
chakavee soor sanaehu chithavai aas ghanee kadh dhineear dhaekheeai ||
The chakvi bird is in love with the sun, and thinks of it constantly; her greatest longing is to behold the dawn.


ਕੋਕਿਲ ਅੰਬ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਚਵੈ ਸੁਹਾਵੀਆ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਕੀਜੀਐ ॥
kokil anb pareeth chavai suhaaveeaa man har rang keejeeai ||
The cuckoo is in love with the mango tree, and sings so sweetly. O my mind, love the Lord in this way.

Guru Nanak
Ang 455



Gurmukhi
AMb anb
Modern Punjabi n. amb. M; 1. mango blossom. Amb da bar. M
 
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Nimm, coconut, banana and simmal tree
all in one verse!!!!




Neem

ਨੰ​*ੀਬੁ ਭਇਓ ਆਂਬੁ ਆਂਬੁ ਭਇਓ ਨੰ​*ੀਬਾ ਕੇਲਾ ਪਾਕਾ ਝਾਰਿ ॥
naneeb bhaeiou aaanb aaanb bhaeiou naneebaa kaelaa paakaa jhaar ||
He thinks that the bitter nimm fruit is a mango, and the mango is a bitter nimm. He imagines the ripe banana on the thorny bush.


ਨਾਲੀਏਰ ਫਲੁ ਸੇਬਰਿ ਪਾਕਾ ਮੂਰਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਗਵਾਰ ॥੧॥
naaleeeaerfal saebar paakaa moorakh mugadhh gavaar ||1||
He thinks that the ripe coconut hangs on the barrensimmaltree; what a stupid, idiotic fool he is! ||1||

Sant Kabir
Ang 972


Gurmukhi ਨੰ​*ੀਬੁ (note - the Gurmukhi font for naneeb is somehow faulty on all search engines)

Modern Punjabi neem


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Azadirachta indica

The neem is in the mahogany family. It is a fast growing tree with a short trunk. It is drought resistant. Recently scientists have discovered its value for pest control. The flowers of the neem tree are used to decorate the doorways of houses during important festivals and family occasions in India.
 
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Coconut

ਨਾਲੀਏਰ ਫਲੁ ਸੇਬਰਿ ਪਾਕਾ ਮੂਰਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਗਵਾਰ ॥੧॥
naaleeeaer fal saebar paakaa moorakh mugadhh gavaar ||1||
He thinks that the ripe coconut hangs on the barren simmal tree; what a stupid, idiotic fool he is! ||1||

Coconut In Modern Medicine

Modern medical science is now confirming the use of coconut in treating many of the above conditions. Published studies in medical journals show that coconut, in one form or another, may provide a wide range of health benefits. Some of these are summarized below:

  • Kills viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis C, SARS, AIDS, and other illnesses.
  • Kills bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, urinary tract infections, gum disease and cavities, pneumonia, and gonorrhea, and other diseases.
  • Kills fungi and yeasts that cause candidiasis, ringworm, athlete's foot, thrush, diaper rash, and other infections.
  • Expels or kills tapeworms, lice, giardia, and other parasites.
  • Provides a nutritional source of quick energy.
  • Boosts energy and endurance, enhancing physical and athletic performance.
  • Improves digestion and absorption of other nutrients including vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.
  • Improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose.
  • Relieves stress on pancreas and enzyme systems of the body.
  • Reduces symptoms associated with pancreatitis.
  • Helps relieve symptoms and reduce health risks associated with diabetes.
  • Reduces problems associated with malabsorption syndrome and cystic fibrosis.
  • Improves calcium and magnesium absorption and supports the development of strong bones and teeth.
  • Helps protect against osteoporosis.
  • Helps relieve symptoms associated with gallbladder disease.
  • Relieves symptoms associated with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and stomach ulcers.
  • Improves digestion and bowel function.
  • Relieves pain and irritation caused by hemorrhoids.
  • Reduces inflammation.
  • Supports tissue healing and repair.
  • Supports and aids immune system function.
  • Helps protect the body from breast, colon, and other cancers.
  • Is heart healthy; improves cholesterol ratio reducing risk of heart disease.
  • Protects arteries from injury that causes atherosclerosis and thus protects against heart disease.
  • Helps prevent periodontal disease and tooth decay.
  • Functions as a protective antioxidant.
  • Helps to protect the body from harmful free radicals that promote premature aging and degenerative disease.
  • Does not deplete the body's antioxidant reserves like other oils do.
  • Improves utilization of essential fatty acids and protects them from oxidation.
  • Helps relieve symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome.
  • Relieves symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostate enlargement).
  • Reduces epileptic seizures.
  • Helps protect against kidney disease and bladder infections.
  • Dissolves kidney stones.
  • Helps prevent liver disease.
  • Is lower in calories than all other fats.
  • Supports thyroid function.
  • Promotes loss of excess weight by increasing metabolic rate.
  • Is utilized by the body to produce energy in preference to being stored as body fat like other dietary fats.
  • Helps prevent obesity and overweight problems.
  • Applied topically helps to form a chemical barrier on the skin to ward of infection.
  • Reduces symptoms associated the psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis.
  • Supports the natural chemical balance of the skin.
  • Softens skin and helps relieve dryness and flaking.
  • Prevents wrinkles, sagging skin, and age spots.
  • Promotes healthy looking hair and complexion.
  • Provides protection form damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation form the sun.
  • Helps control dandruff.
  • Does not form harmful by-products when heated to normal cooking temperature like other vegetable oils do.
  • Has no harmful or discomforting side effects.
  • Is completely non-toxic to humans.
Source Coconut Research Center Home Page


Gurmukhi ਨਾਲੀਏਰ naaleeeaer

Modern Punjabi - Kopw copa

Coconut Palm Trees
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Banana

ਮਾਲੀ ਕੇ ਘਰ ਕੇਲ ਆਛੈ ਕੇਲ ਬੇਲ ਤੇਲ ਗੋ ॥੩॥
maalee kae ghar kael aashhai kael bael thael go ||3||
In the gardener's home there are bananas. So here they are: tayl, bayl, kayl. ||3||

ਸੰਤਾਂ ਮਧੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਆਛੈ ਗੋਕਲ ਮਧੇ ਸਿਆਮ ਗੋ ॥
santhaan madhhae gobindh aashhai gokal madhhae siaam go ||
The Lord of the Universe, Govind, is within His Saints; Krishna, Shyaam, is in Gokal.

(from Sant Nam Dev, Ang 718)

Gurmukhi ਕੇਲਾ kaelaa

Modern Punjabi n. kela. M; pahli. F; kele di chhalli f;

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Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.



Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect food for helping to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.



Brain Power: 200 students at an English school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.



Constipation: High in fibre, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.



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Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin - known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.



Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.



Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body so if you suffer from heart-burn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.



Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.



Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.



Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods (such as bananas) every two hours to keep levels steady.



PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.



Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, trypotophan.



Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking, as the high levels of Vitamin C, A1, B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.



Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalise the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water-balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be re-balanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.



Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine"eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!



Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.



Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronic ulcer cases. It also neutralises over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.



Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that, if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

Source Medicinal Uses - Banana.com
 
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The simmal (semal) tree

Also known as the red silk cotton tree for its beautiful red flowers. When in bloom the tree appears to be on fire.

"In aryuvedic medicine it is used in vata and pitta disorders. It helps in relieving from burning sensation after burns also does not leave the mark. It is also used to make teeth and gums strong. It also is used in improving skin texture. It is also used in conditions like dysentery and diarrhea. It also improves digestion. It helps in preventing hemorrhages. It is widely used in cough and cold. It is a good aphrodisiac agent. It also resolves female urino-genital tract problems. It is used in general body weakness" Bombax Linn, Red silk cotton tree, Semal, semul Herb, Benefits, Information


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Gurmukhi ਸਿੰਮਲ, sinmal

Modern Punjabi - semal

ਸਿੰਮਲ ਰੁਖੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਮੈ ਮੈਜਨ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੁਲੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ॥
sinmal rukh sareer mai maijan dhaekh bhulannih ||
My body is like the simmal tree; seeing me, other people are fooled.

ਸੇ ਫਲ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਮੈ ਤਨਿ ਹੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ॥੪॥
sae fal kanm n aavanhee thae gun mai than hannih ||4||
Its fruits are useless - just like the qualities of my body. ||4||
 
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Water Lilly, Lotus

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In Gurmukhi koul and kamal are used

kaul, koul

ਕਉਲੁ ਤੂ ਹੈ ਕਵੀਆ ਤੂ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਵੇਖਿ ਵਿਗਸੁ ॥੪॥੨੫॥
koul thoo hai kaveeaa thoo hai aapae vaekh vigas ||4||25||
You are the lotus flower of the day and You are the water-lily of the night. You Yourself behold them, and blossom forth in bliss. ||4||25||

ਕਮਲ, kamal

ਜਲ ਪੁਰਾਇਨਿ ਰਸ ਕਮਲ ਪਰੀਖ ॥
jal puraaein ras kamal pareekh ||
This is the true mark of wisdom: that one remains detached, like the water-lily, or the lotus upon the water.


Modern Punjabi Lotus ... n. kammian. F;

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Safflower

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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣਿਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਕਸੁੰਭਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਨ ਭੁਲੁ ॥
manamukh naam vihooniaa rang kasunbhaa dhaekh n bhul ||
O self-willed manmukh, devoid of the Naam, do not be misled upon beholding the color of the safflower.


ਇਸ ਕਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਦਿਨ ਥੋੜਿਆ ਛੋਛਾ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਮੁਲੁ ॥
eis kaa rang dhin thhorriaa shhoshhaa eis dhaa mul ||
Its color lasts for only a few days-it is worthless!

ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੇ ਪਚਿ ਮੁਏ ਮੂਰਖ ਅੰਧ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
dhoojai lagae pach mueae moorakh andhh gavaar ||
Attached to duality, the foolish, blind and stupid people waste away and die.

Gurmukhi ਕਸੁੰਭਾ kasunbhaa

Modern Punjabi Not available at this time

Safflower was originally grown for the flowers that were used in making red and yellow dyes for clothing and food preparation. Today this crop supplies oil, meal, birdseed, and foots (residue from oil processing) for the food and industrial products markets, although this crop is now primarily grown for the oil.


The oil in linoleic safflower contains nearly 75% linoleic acid, which is considerably higher than corn, soybean, cottonseed, peanut or olive oils. This type of safflower is used primarily for edible oil products such as salad oils and soft margarines.


Researchers disagree on whether oils high in polyunsaturated acids, like linoleic acid, help decrease blood cholesterol and the related heart and circulatory problems. Nonetheless, it is considered a "high quality" edible oil and public concern about this topic made safflower an important crop for vegetable oil.


Varieties that are high in oleic acid may serve as a heat-stable, but expensive cooking oil used to fry potato chips and french fries. As an industrial oil, it is considered a drying or semidrying oil that is used in manufacturing paints and other surface coatings. The oil is light in color and will not yellow with aging, hence it is used in white and light-colored paints. This oil can also be used as a diesel fuel substitute, but like most vegetable oils, is currently too expensive for this use.


The meal that remains after oil extraction is used as a protein supplement for livestock. The meal usually contains about 24% protein and much fiber. Decorticated meal (most of hulls removed) has about 40% protein with a reduced fiber content. Foots are used to manufacture soap. The birdseed industry buys a small portion of the seed production. Sheep and cattle can graze succulent safflower and stubble fields after harvest.


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Aad phan ji!!! :happy:

You have did it again. What wonderful posts. Just to add, the modern Panjabi word for coconut is Kopw pronounced "copa"

The pics you have chosen are really beautiful.
 

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Bhai Gurdas: Vaar 2 Pauri 20


ਫੁਲਾਂ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਹੋਇ ਭਵਰੁ ਲੁਭਾਣਾ ।
dhulaan andari vaasu hai hoi bhavaru|ubhaanaa|
The Lord is the fragrance in flowers and becoming black bee He is attracted towards flowers.


ਅੰਬਾਂ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਰਸ ਧਰੇ ਕੋਇਲ ਰਸੁ ਮਾਣਾ ।
anbaan andari ras dharay koil rasu maanaa|
Sap in the mangoes is He and becoming nightingale He enjoys the same.



We can see that the words used for mangoes and flowers have not changed in modern Panjabi since the time of Guru Arjan Dev Ji in the above vaars.

(Note: not sure if you can read the Panjabi fonts in my posts - can someone let me know?)
 

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Thank you very much -- I will make the correction -- detail escape me at times. Whenever you are able to return to the threads -- I hope soon - there are more plants to go.

Cotton, wheat, grapes, sesame, jasmine, rice, corn, beans, and acacia to name a few ;)

I can read the Punjabi fonts. Hurry back soon.
 

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ਪੁੰਡਰ ਕੇਸ ਕੁਸਮ ਤੇ ਧਉਲੇ ਸਪਤ ਪਾਤਾਲ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
punddar kaes kusam thae dhhoulae sapath paathaal kee baanee ||
Your hair is whiter than the jasmine flower, and your voice has grown feeble, as if it comes from the seventh underworld.


ਲੋਚਨ ਸ੍ਰਮਹਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਬਲ ਨਾਠੀ ਤਾ ਕਾਮੁ ਪਵਸਿ ਮਾਧਾਣੀ ॥
lochan sramehi budhh bal naathee thaa kaam pavas maadhhaanee ||
Your eyes water, and your intellect and strength have left you; but still, your sexual desire churns and drives you on.


ਤਾ ਤੇ ਬਿਖੈ ਭਈ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਵਸਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਮਲੁ ਕੁਮਲਾਣਾ ॥
thaa thae bikhai bhee math paavas kaaeiaa kamal kumalaanaa ||
And so, your intellect has dried up through corruption, and the lotus flower of your body has wilted and withered.


ਅਵਗਤਿ ਬਾਣਿ ਛੋਡਿ ਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਮੰਡਲਿ ਤਉ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਣਾ ॥੪॥
avagath baan shhodd mrith manddal tho paashhai pashhuthaanaa ||4||
You have forsaken the Bani, the Word of the Immortal Lord, in this mortal world; in the end, you shall regret and repent. ||4||

Sant Baini
Ang 93



Gurmukhi ਚੰਬੇਲੀ, ਮੋਤੀਆ।

But in the line below ਕੁਸਮ, kusam - flower is used for jasmine because a "white" flower is implied: ਪੁੰਡਰ ਕੇਸ ਕੁਸਮ ਤੇ ਧਉਲੇ ਸਪਤ ਪਾਤਾਲ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ

Modern Punjabi n. chamba. M;


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ਖੰਡੇ ਧਾਰ ਗਲੀ ਅਤਿ ਭੀੜੀ ॥
khanddae dhhaar galee ath bheerree ||
This path is very narrow, like the sharp edge of a sword.

ਲੇਖਾ ਲੀਜੈ ਤਿਲ ਜਿਉ ਪੀੜੀ ॥
laekhaa leejai thil jio peerree ||
When his account is read, he shall be crushed like the sesame seed in the mill.

ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਕਲਤ੍ਰ ਸੁਤ ਬੇਲੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਕੀਨਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥
maath pithaa kalathr suth baelee naahee bin har ras mukath n keenaa hae ||10||
Mother, father, spouse and child - none is anyone's friend in the end. Without the Lord's Love, no one is liberated. ||10||

Guru Nanak Dev
Ang 1028


Gurmukhi ਤਿਲ thil
Modern Punjabi til


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In other parts of Guru's Bani, such as this verse on Ang 546 Guru Arjan Dev

ਲੇਖਾ ਧਰਮ ਭਇਆ ਤਿਲ ਪੀੜੇ ਘਾਣੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
laekhaa dhharam bhaeiaa thil peerrae ghaanee raam ||
When the Righteous Judge of Dharma reads your account, you shall be squeezed like a sesame seed in the oil-press.

We see thil peerrae and ghaanee that state explicitly- thil sesame, peerrae will be squeezed or crushed, and ghaanee oil press

Yet in others we see only the idea of a sesame seed, Ang 1375 Sant Kabir. See below:

ਕਬੀਰ ਘਾਣੀ ਪੀੜਤੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਲੀਏ ਛਡਾਇ ॥
kabeer ghaanee peerrathae sathigur leeeae shhaddaae ||
Kabeer, I was being crushed like sesame seeds in the oil-press, but the True Guru saved me.

ghaanee oil-press, peerrathae crushed - and the idea of sesame seed is implied in the verse but supplied by the translator.
 
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Celebrating with sesame: Lohri

Punjabi community in city celebrates lohri
14 Jan 2009, 0425 hrs IST,

PUNE: Green-and-gold bangles jingling to the rhythm of the dance, traditional gold-lined ghagras and salwar suits, red-and-green parandas' marked the celebration of lohri, the Punjabi harvest festival on Tuesday.

On the occasion, the Punjabi Cultural Association (PCA) in the city has come up with elaborate plans. "We have been celebrating this festival every year since PCA was established 30 years ago. The celebrations began at 8 pm and went on till late in the evening. The members also brought along guests, and we had visitors from other communities as well," K L Bhatija, trustee, PCA, told TOI.

Sharing the Lohri celebrations, Anand Kochchar, president, PCA, said the celebrations are sponsored by the families who are celebrating their first Lohri. "We had five such families this year. They came together and planned the evening," Kochchar said.

The first Lohri is considered significant, and is celebrated by families who have seen a or a new birth in the previous year. The first Lohri of a new bride is particularly significant, where the in-laws present clothes and jewellery to the bride, and a grand feast is organised in the family. "Every year, we light a bonfire, and play games. It is an opportunity for the community to and bond. It's also a chance to give a glimpse of our traditions to our children," Kochchar added.

Bhatija said the PCA members begin with playing tambola until everyone gathers. "After everyone gets together, the traditional fire was lit in the evening. Senior members of the community performed the puja. We sang traditional Lohri songs, and performed bhangra around the bonfire," he said.

The menu for the evening dinner was quintessential Punjabi. Kaali dal, rajma, Punjabi halwa are some traditional items on the menu. "We cannot celebrate it on the scale they do in Punjab. But we try our best to keep up the spirit," Kochchar said.

Meanwhile, a number of city-based Punjabis households had made plans for private Lohri celebrations. Like 25-year-old city-based marketing professional Preet Kaur, who celebrated her first Lohri after marriage. "I have been shopping for Lohri for the last two weeks. As a child, when I saw other married celebrating their first Lohri, I would look at them wistfully and make mental notes of what I would do on my first. The day finally came," Preet said.

Maninder Singh, a senior IT professional, celebrated the birth of his grandson this Lohri. "We had a small personal celebration. Close friends and family were invited to our farmhouse outside the city. After sunset, we lit the fire and performed the puja," Singh said. All present then circled the traditional fire and threw peanuts, sesame seeds and other bhog items shouting "Aadar aye dilather jaye" (May honour come and poverty vanish), he shared.

Manpreet Kaur, his wife, added, "Lohri is not just a festival of harvest. It is the time to thank God for providing for us, and to celebrate his creation."

Traditionally Speaking

Women do not participate in Bhangra. They have their own performance in the courtyard, known as Giddha dance

* The festival is also called Tilhori as the Punjabi word for sesame is til' and for molasses is rohri'

* For peasants, Lohri mark the beginning of a new financial year and it's on this day they settled the division of crop between themselves and tillers

* Dulha Bhatti is the heroic icon associated with Lohri, and is considered the Punjabi Robinhood. On Lohri, children go from door to door singing traditional songs in praise of Dulha Bhatti, and elders oblige them with money and sweets.


Source Punjabi community in city celebrates lohri-Pune-Cities-The Times of India
 

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