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Wring Hands

Bhagat Freed Sahib has used this idiom (ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ) in one of the Shabads:

ਤਪਿ ਤਪਿ ਲੁਹਿ ਲੁਹਿ ਹਾਥ ਮਰੋਰਉ ॥: Burning and burning (ਬਹੁਤ ਦੁਖੀ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਖਪ ਖਪ ਕੇ), writhing in pain (ਬਹੁਤ ਤੜਫ ਤੜਫ ਕੇ, I), wring (my) hands (sggs 794).

“ਹਾਥ ਮਰੋਰਉ” (Haath mroraou) … View Full Post »

Destruction Of Wall

Previous two posts talk about the use of idioms in the Gurbani.

Since all human languages are dynamic, the current form of these idioms may not be exactly the same as they appear in the Gurbani.

Nonetheless, here is another one: “ਕੰਧੁ ਛੇਦਾਵੈ” (Kandhu Chhedaavai), or “ਕੰਧੁ … View Full Post »

The Dog’s Tail

The previous post touched upon the use of idioms (ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ) in the Gurbani.

When the Truth that has not been personally experienced, one can not grasp it directly. However, with the help of idioms, analogies, similes, allegories, metaphors, figurative or mystic representations and illustrations, the Truth … View Full Post »

Toe To Top

The Gurbani has made beautiful use of many idioms (ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ) throughout.

One of these idioms used in the Gurbani goes something like: Toe to Head (“ਨਖ ਸਿਖ”: ਨਖ = the nails or tips of toes, and ਸਿਖ = the top of head, etc.).

It simply means to … View Full Post »

Two Hukam

As discussed in the preceding post (“Two Minds”) – on account of duality (Doojaa-Bhaav, two-ness, ਦੁਚਿੱਤੀ…) – there are two minds at work (“ਕਹਨ ਸੁਨਨ ਕਉ”):

(1) Half mind (ਅਰਧ – ਚੇਤਨਾ ਦਾ ਅੱਧਾ ਭਾਗ) = external mind attached to Maya or desires (ਮਨਸਾ-ਇੱਛਾ), disconnected from … View Full Post »