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Translations Of Sri Guru Granth Sahib: The Difficult And The Contradictory
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<blockquote data-quote="pk70" data-source="post: 98361" data-attributes="member: 5889"><p><strong>Re: Tranlations of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Maharaj: The Difficult and the Contradictory</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>aad Bhain Jio[</strong></p><p> <strong>Thanks for starting the thread.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>All who have translated or done interpretation of SGGS, deserve our thanks for putting so much hard work; however, holding them as the final and right benchmark is folly. My personal experience to understand Gurbani is not from them but to ponder over whole Shabadas and try to dig down what actually is being said. Always keep outer influences away. Surprisingly different or clearer meanings come up by contemplating on it seriously instead of just reading and translating the words used in there. Let me give you just example how contemplated one and how the one translated by looking on the words give different satisfaction. </strong></p><p>Here it is</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #00b050"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿਬੂਝੈਤਤੁਬੀਚਾਰਾ</span>॥</span></p><p><span style="color: #00b050"><em>Gurmuk</em></span><em><span style="color: #00b050">ẖẖai ṯaṯ bīcẖārā.</span></em></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #00b050">Guru willed comes to understand the essence of reality; and reflects on It</span>.-</strong>----<a href="http://www.sikhism.us/guru-nanak-dev/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue">Guru Nanak</span></a>, Raag Majh, AGGS, Page, 109-17</p><p> <strong>Doesn’t it mean first Guru –willed understand it without reflecting on it? So what is missing in above translation, let’s see at contemplated translation</strong></p><p> <strong>Guru willed comes to understand the essence of <u>reality by reflecting on it.</u></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Lets look at another one</strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: #00b050"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਚੁਵਾਪਾਰੁਕਰਹੁਵਾਪਾਰੀ</span>॥<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਦਰਗਹਨਿਬਹੈਖੇਪਤੁਮਾਰੀ</span>॥</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #00b050"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #00b050"><em>Sac</em></span><em><span style="color: #00b050">ẖ vāpār karahu vāpārī. Ḏargeh nibhai kẖėp ṯumārī.</span></em></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #00b050">This is the only merchandise of Truth, worth trading in life so that your business will be considered useful and fruitful in the Court of Akal Purkh.-----Guru Arjan, Raag Gauri, AGGS, Page, 293-6</span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: black">Think about the extra baggage of words translator has used above, seems he has problem to contemplate and find the Message</span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: black">Now look at the following interpretation by contemplating.</span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: black">“Ho Trader ( Oh mortal!), trade in the eternal Truth-Almighty( means contemplate on Him), this is the trade that will be accepted in His court</span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: black">The more you search for the message; more the same words will help you to find the Guru Message.</span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: black">I am here just for suggestion; since I started understanding Gurbani like this, my dependency on translators has gone.</span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: black">Thanks.</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pk70, post: 98361, member: 5889"] [B]Re: Tranlations of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Maharaj: The Difficult and the Contradictory aad Bhain Jio[[/B] [B]Thanks for starting the thread. All who have translated or done interpretation of SGGS, deserve our thanks for putting so much hard work; however, holding them as the final and right benchmark is folly. My personal experience to understand Gurbani is not from them but to ponder over whole Shabadas and try to dig down what actually is being said. Always keep outer influences away. Surprisingly different or clearer meanings come up by contemplating on it seriously instead of just reading and translating the words used in there. Let me give you just example how contemplated one and how the one translated by looking on the words give different satisfaction. [/B] Here it is [COLOR=#00b050][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿਬੂਝੈਤਤੁਬੀਚਾਰਾ[/FONT]॥ [I]Gurmuk[/I][/COLOR][I][COLOR=#00b050]ẖẖai ṯaṯ bīcẖārā.[/COLOR][/I] [B][COLOR=#00b050]Guru willed comes to understand the essence of reality; and reflects on It[/COLOR].-[/B]----[URL='http://www.sikhism.us/guru-nanak-dev/'][COLOR=blue]Guru Nanak[/COLOR][/URL], Raag Majh, AGGS, Page, 109-17 [B]Doesn’t it mean first Guru –willed understand it without reflecting on it? So what is missing in above translation, let’s see at contemplated translation[/B] [B]Guru willed comes to understand the essence of [U]reality by reflecting on it.[/U] Lets look at another one[/B] [B][COLOR=#00b050][FONT=Raavi]ਸਚੁਵਾਪਾਰੁਕਰਹੁਵਾਪਾਰੀ[/FONT]॥[FONT=Raavi]ਦਰਗਹਨਿਬਹੈਖੇਪਤੁਮਾਰੀ[/FONT]॥ [I]Sac[/I][/COLOR][I][COLOR=#00b050]ẖ vāpār karahu vāpārī. Ḏargeh nibhai kẖėp ṯumārī.[/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=#00b050]This is the only merchandise of Truth, worth trading in life so that your business will be considered useful and fruitful in the Court of Akal Purkh.-----Guru Arjan, Raag Gauri, AGGS, Page, 293-6[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black]Think about the extra baggage of words translator has used above, seems he has problem to contemplate and find the Message[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black]Now look at the following interpretation by contemplating.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black]“Ho Trader ( Oh mortal!), trade in the eternal Truth-Almighty( means contemplate on Him), this is the trade that will be accepted in His court[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black]The more you search for the message; more the same words will help you to find the Guru Message.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black]I am here just for suggestion; since I started understanding Gurbani like this, my dependency on translators has gone.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black]Thanks.[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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