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Guru Granth Sahib
Composition, Arrangement & Layout
ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 122321" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Re: Questions from non-Sikhis to Sikhis</strong></p><p></p><p>curious seeker ji</p><p></p><p>You are asking about the meanings of words.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">In other words the way things face a Non-Punjabi speaker who wants to learn about the SGGS, if you are not even allowed to get at some kind of meaning to these Punjab words you have almost to stop reading the SGGS and learn Gurmukki and Punjabi! Now learning this is very useful, BUT at a point when you are just looking to grasp at something a little more deeper than the basics, is a little demanding, to put it mildly. (by curious seeker ji)</span></p><p></p><p>You have your work cut out for you! Here is what I ended up doing. I bought a dictionary "Dictionary of Guru Granth Sahib by Professor Surindar Singh Kohli. This was just the beginning of another chapter of having to learn ' yet even more.' The book is very good. Professor limits himself to defining words in the Guru Granth. But as you would suspect, one word can mean 8 things. Does that help -- NOT! </p><p></p><p>This problem was complicated by three other issues. </p><p></p><p>The dictionary is organized by transliterated words with Gurmukhi in parentheses. There are at least 4 commonly used transliteration systems, and you have to know how they work. Or to put it another way, how a word you read in one system maps on to the system Professor is using. </p><p></p><p>For example, there is no section for "f" because in Punjabi "f" is a "ph." Therefore, one has to search for a word beginning with "f/ph" in the "ph" section. LOL I said to myself. The dictionary skips from "e" to "g!" And that is a simple problem. </p><p></p><p>The second issue. How do you know when a word like "karama" means "deed" and when it means "gift" or "fortune?" And what do you do when a forum member says, Not "fortune" because it means "blessing." Are we splitting hairs on that one? Or when "sharf" means "letter" "syllable" "word" or "countenance?" </p><p></p><p>To complicate matters, Karama as a noun means deed or blessing, but Karama as an adjective means "liberal." And they are not even the same word. The middle "a" for the adjective is pronounced; in the noun the middle "a" is muffled.</p><p></p><p>The third issue. How do you know what a word means when Professor says, "Gamdo" from "Gada?" LOL - you have to be a detective.</p><p></p><p>It is what American educators call a "spiral curriculum." Learning keeps spiraling from one level to the next. There is a good book by Charles Shackle called, "The Sacred Language of the Sikhs." It takes about a year to get through phonics, vocabulary and grammar. I am not there yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 122321, member: 35"] [b]Re: Questions from non-Sikhis to Sikhis[/b] curious seeker ji You are asking about the meanings of words. [COLOR=DarkGreen]In other words the way things face a Non-Punjabi speaker who wants to learn about the SGGS, if you are not even allowed to get at some kind of meaning to these Punjab words you have almost to stop reading the SGGS and learn Gurmukki and Punjabi! Now learning this is very useful, BUT at a point when you are just looking to grasp at something a little more deeper than the basics, is a little demanding, to put it mildly. (by curious seeker ji)[/COLOR] You have your work cut out for you! Here is what I ended up doing. I bought a dictionary "Dictionary of Guru Granth Sahib by Professor Surindar Singh Kohli. This was just the beginning of another chapter of having to learn ' yet even more.' The book is very good. Professor limits himself to defining words in the Guru Granth. But as you would suspect, one word can mean 8 things. Does that help -- NOT! This problem was complicated by three other issues. The dictionary is organized by transliterated words with Gurmukhi in parentheses. There are at least 4 commonly used transliteration systems, and you have to know how they work. Or to put it another way, how a word you read in one system maps on to the system Professor is using. For example, there is no section for "f" because in Punjabi "f" is a "ph." Therefore, one has to search for a word beginning with "f/ph" in the "ph" section. LOL I said to myself. The dictionary skips from "e" to "g!" And that is a simple problem. The second issue. How do you know when a word like "karama" means "deed" and when it means "gift" or "fortune?" And what do you do when a forum member says, Not "fortune" because it means "blessing." Are we splitting hairs on that one? Or when "sharf" means "letter" "syllable" "word" or "countenance?" To complicate matters, Karama as a noun means deed or blessing, but Karama as an adjective means "liberal." And they are not even the same word. The middle "a" for the adjective is pronounced; in the noun the middle "a" is muffled. The third issue. How do you know what a word means when Professor says, "Gamdo" from "Gada?" LOL - you have to be a detective. It is what American educators call a "spiral curriculum." Learning keeps spiraling from one level to the next. There is a good book by Charles Shackle called, "The Sacred Language of the Sikhs." It takes about a year to get through phonics, vocabulary and grammar. I am not there yet. [/QUOTE]
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