{"id":6754,"date":"2017-11-21T17:54:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T17:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=6754"},"modified":"2017-11-21T17:54:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T17:54:53","slug":"wisdom-through-saint-kabirs-couplets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wisdom-through-saint-kabirs-couplets\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom through Saint Kabir’s Couplets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kabir Das was a poet-saint\u00a0\u0938\u0902\u0924-\u0915\u0935\u0940 (sant-kavi<\/em>) who lived in approximately 15th century\u00a0\u0967\u096b\u0935\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0926\u0940\u00a0 (pandhravi<\/em> sadi<\/em>)\u00a0India.<\/em> You can read more about him here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

His poetry\/couplets are famously known as \u0926\u094b\u0939\u0947 (dohe; singular:\u00a0\u0926\u094b\u0939\u093e\u00a0doha<\/em>)\u00a0, and were written to dispense simple wisdom in vernacular Hindi, which widely appealed to the local folk. In addition to using uncomplicated language \u0938\u0930\u0932 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e (saral<\/em> bhasha<\/em>),<\/em> Sant Kabirdas’ \u0926\u094b\u0939\u0947 were written in Hindi borrowed from several local dialects including Bhojpuri (in Uttar Pradesh state in India).<\/p>\n

Sant Kabir’s \u0926\u094b\u0939\u0947 are often taught in schools as a means of poetry appreciation. Here are three \u0926\u094b\u0939\u0947 that have always resonated with me since I was first introduced to them in high school. They are simple and powerful truths\u00a0\u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f (satya<\/em>) that are timeless.<\/p>\n

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\u0938\u093e\u0927\u0941 \u0910\u0938\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f, \u091c\u0948\u0938\u093e \u0938\u0942\u092a \u0938\u0941\u092d\u093e\u092f
\n\u0938\u093e\u0930-\u0938\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0917\u0939\u093f \u0930\u0939\u0948, \u0925\u094b\u0925\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0908 \u0909\u0921\u093c\u093e\u092f\u0964<\/h4>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/11\/AUD-20171121-WA0007.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

A saint should be like a winnow–he should have the dexterity of mind to retain what is meaningful and do away with or let go of what is unimportant.<\/p>\n

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\u0927\u0940\u0930\u0947 \u0927\u0940\u0930\u0947 \u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0928\u093e, \u0927\u0940\u0930\u0947 \u0938\u092c \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0939\u094b\u092f
\n\u092e\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0940\u0902\u091a\u0947 \u0938\u094c \u0918\u095c\u093e, \u090b\u0924\u0941 \u0906\u092f\u0947 \u092b\u0932 \u0939\u094b\u092f<\/h4>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/11\/AUD-20171121-WA0008.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Slowly, slowly, my mind. Everything will happen in time. Even if the gardener waters the plants a hundred times, the fruit will only come in springtime.<\/p>\n

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\u092c\u095c\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0924\u094b \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906, \u091c\u0948\u0938\u093e \u092a\u0947\u095c \u0916\u091c\u0942\u0930
\n\u092a\u0902\u0925\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u091b\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092b\u0932 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u0947 \u0905\u0924\u093f \u0926\u0942\u0930<\/h4>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/11\/AUD-20171121-WA0006.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

So what if you are tall and big like the date palm? It neither offers shade to the weary traveler nor are the fruits easy to pluck.<\/p>\n

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VOCABULARY<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0938\u0902\u0924-\u0915\u0935\u0940<\/span><\/td>\nsant-kavi <\/i><\/td>\n\u0938\u0902\u0924 = saint; \u0915\u0935\u0940 = poet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0967\u096b\u0935\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0926\u0940<\/span><\/td>\npandhravi sadi <\/i><\/td>\n15th century<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u094b\u0939\u093e \/\u0926\u094b\u0939\u0947<\/span><\/td>\ndoha\/dohe<\/em><\/td>\ncouplet\/couplets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0930\u0932 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e<\/span><\/td>\nsaral bhasha<\/em><\/td>\nsimple or uncomplicated language<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f<\/span><\/td>\nsatya<\/em><\/td>\ntruth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u093e\u0927\u0941<\/span><\/td>\nsadhu <\/i><\/td>\nsaint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0942\u092a<\/span><\/td>\nsoop <\/i><\/td>\nwinnow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0941\u092d\u093e\u092f<\/span><\/td>\nsubhaay <\/i><\/td>\nof the nature of\/possessing the nature of\/like<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u093e\u0930-\u0938\u093e\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nsaar-saar <\/i><\/td>\nimportant\/meaningful\/essence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u0939\u093f \u0930\u0939\u0948<\/span><\/td>\ngahi rahe <\/i><\/td>\nsieve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0925\u094b\u0925\u093e\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nthotha<\/i><\/td>\nthotha = <\/i>insignificant\/unimportant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u0947\u0908 \u0909\u0921\u093c\u093e\u092f<\/span><\/td>\ndei udaay
\n<\/i><\/td>\n		to let fly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0927\u0940\u0930\u0947<\/span><\/td>\ndheere <\/i><\/td>\nslowly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0928\u093e<\/span><\/td>\nmanaa<\/i><\/td>\nmind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u093e\u0932\u0940<\/span><\/td>\nmaali <\/i><\/td>\ngardener<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u0940\u0902\u091a\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nseenche <\/i><\/td>\nwaters (conjugation: third person singular)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0918\u095c\u093e<\/span><\/td>\nghadaa <\/i><\/td>\npots<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u090b\u0924\u0941<\/span><\/td>\nritu <\/i><\/td>\nseason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u095c\u093e<\/span><\/td>\nbadaa <\/i><\/td>\nbig\/large\/tall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0947\u095c\u00a0\u0916\u091c\u0942\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nped khajoor <\/i><\/td>\nkhajoor=<\/i>date;\u00a0ped=<\/i>palm\/tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0902\u0925\u0940<\/span><\/td>\npunthy <\/i><\/td>\ntraveler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091b\u093e\u092f\u093e<\/span><\/td>\nchhaya <\/i><\/td>\nshade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u0932 \u0932\u093e\u0917\u0947<\/span><\/td>\nphal laage <\/i><\/td>\nfruits are; fruits are positioned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0924\u093f<\/span><\/td>\nati <\/i><\/td>\nextremely\/very<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u0942\u0930<\/span><\/td>\ndoor <\/i>(rhymes with lure)<\/td>\nfar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kabir Das was a poet-saint\u00a0\u0938\u0902\u0924-\u0915\u0935\u0940 (sant-kavi) who lived in approximately 15th century\u00a0\u0967\u096b\u0935\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0926\u0940\u00a0 (pandhravi sadi)\u00a0India. You can read more about him here. His poetry\/couplets are famously known as \u0926\u094b\u0939\u0947 (dohe; singular:\u00a0\u0926\u094b\u0939\u093e\u00a0doha)\u00a0, and were written to dispense simple wisdom in vernacular Hindi, which widely appealed to the local folk. In addition to using uncomplicated language \u0938\u0930\u0932…<\/p>\n

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