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What does the little-known English word "grunth" mean?

Question #40456. Asked by Linus_337.

sequoianoir
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sequoianoir
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GRUNTH is an alternate way of spelling GRANTH

Granth:
noun: the sacred scriptures of the Sikhs. [Hindi, = book, code (from Sanskrit) grantha: tying, literary composition]

Oct 27 2003, 5:28 PM
harish_256
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harish_256

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In India, 'granth' (with a small 'g') is used to refer to ancient/medieval Indian religious scripts, of any kind.

It is can be used for Hindu texts as well, such as the Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, etc.

I guess with a capital 'G', like sequoianoir said, it's used for Sikh scriptures.

Oct 28 2003, 5:22 AM
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