ग्रंथ granth
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
A literary production, treatise, book or composition (in prose or verse); a code; a section.
The book or sacred scriptures of the Sikhs (short moral poems by Nānak Shāh and others, in Panjābī and Hindī).
Usual translation
- Granth
Origin of the definition
S گرنتهہ ग्रन्थ granth , s.m. A literary production, treatise, book or composition (in prose or verse); a code; a section; — the book or sacred scriptures of the Sikhs (short moral poems by Nānak Shāh and others, in Panjābī and Hindī): — granthālay (˚tha+āl˚), s.m. 'Book-repository,' a library (syn. kutub-ḵẖāna): — granth-kār, or granth-karttā, s.m. A book-maker, author, writer; — the founder of a religious system or sect.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
164 occurrences
In 117 on 2386 murlis
Mamma
37 occurrences
In 21 on 122 murlis
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