Japji Sahib Pauri 1

==Definition of Terms==
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Original tuk	   ਸੋਚੈ     ਸੋਚਿ     ਨ        ਹੋਵਈ      ਜੇ      ਸੋਚੀ       ਲਖ     ਵਾਰ ॥ sochai   soch   naa   hov-a-ee   jay   sochee   lakh   vaarBy thinking and thinking again a hundred thousand times, one cannot find a solution
Word 	Meaning
Sochai 	To think ; By thinking; the process of thinking
Soch 	(present first person singular) transitive verb. ‘think, ponder’; to achieve a thought
Naa 	negative adverb. ‘not, no’ : na…na ‘neither, nor’
hov-a-ee 	to happen; happens
Jay 	if
Sochee 	By thinking; the process of thinking
Lakh 	numeral. ‘100,000’
Vaar 	times, turn; delay, repeat
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Original tuk	   ਚੁਪੈ      ਚੁਪ      ਨ      ਹੋਵਈ       ਜੇ     ਲਾਇ    ਰਹਾ   ਲਿਵ   ਤਾਰ ॥ chupai   chup   naa  hov-a-ee   jay   laa-i   rahaa   liv   taar By being quiet, peace cannot be found even if poised deep in meditation forever
Word 	Meaning
Chupai 	to be quite
Chup 	‘silence’; quietness; calmness
Naa 	negative adverb. ‘not, no’ : na…na ‘neither, nor’
hov-a-ee 	to happen; happens
Jay 	if
Laa-i 	‘apply, fix (esp. of mind); attach, fix, plant (esp. of love, devotion); set, employ, engage; assemble; levy (tax)’
Rahaa 	to continue; to remain in a state
Liv 	‘absorption, deep meditation; devotion, adoration; love, desire; constant repition (of God’s name)
Taar 	‘fixity’ usually as in liva tara ‘unbroken adoration’ or locana tara ‘the eyes (maintain their) fixed look’
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Original tuk	   ਭੁਖਿਆ        ਭੁਖ      ਨ     ਉਤਰੀ    ਜੇ      ਬੰਨਾ        ਪੁਰੀਆ       ਭਾਰ ॥ bhukhi-aa   bhukh   naa   utree   jay   bannaa   puree-aa   bhaar 
The hunger of the hungry cannot be quenched if food is carried as baggage
Word 	Meaning
Bhukhi-aa 	the starving; the hungry
Bhukh 	‘hunger’;
Naa 	negative adverb. ‘not, no’ : na…na ‘neither, nor’
Utree 	‘take off, be appeased’
Jay 	if
Bannaa 	to tie;‘boundary (as of field, marked by ridge of earth)’
Puree-aa 	a type of bread; ‘all the (sacred) cities, the entire world’
Bhaar 	‘load, burden, weight; load of goods; burden of sins; a weight’; baggage
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Original tuk	  ਸਹਸ    ਸਿਆਣਪਾ    ਲਖ    ਹੋਹਿ    ਤ    ਇਕ    ਨ     ਚਲੈ      ਨਾਲਿ ॥  sehas  si-aanpaa   lakh   hoh   taa    ik    naa   chalai   naal 
One may possess a hundred thousand clever ideas, but even one will not accompany him/her*
Word 	Meaning
Sehas 	numeral. ‘1000’; many
Si-aanp 	‘cleverness’
Lakh 	numeral. ‘100,000’
Hoh 	Hovaa – to have
Taa 	then; even then
Ik 	numeral 1 (one)
Naa 	negative adverb. ‘not, no’ : na…na ‘neither, nor’
Chalai 	to go; going; depart
Naal 	together; near; accompany; with
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Original tuk	ਕਿਵ     ਸਚਿਆਰਾ      ਹੋਈਐ     ਕਿਵ     ਕੂੜੈ       ਤੁਟੈ    ਪਾਲਿ ॥ kiv    sachi-aaraa   ho-ee-ai   kiv   koorhai   tutai   paal 
How then can one be purified? How can one throw away the falsehood?
Word 	Meaning
Kiv 	How?
Sachi-aaraa 	to become pure or truthful; from the word Sach = true and i-aara = having the quality preceding this suffix;
Ho-ee-ai 	become; to be
Kiv 	How?
Koorhai 	lie, falseness, untruth, wickedness, badness, evil; from koora = rubbish; garbage
Tutai/Thut 	to break; be broken, break
Paal 	boundary, barrier; dam, dyke; wall round tank; bridge; away
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Original tuk	ਹੁਕਮਿ      ਰਜਾਈ       ਚਲਣਾ      ਨਾਨਕ      ਲਿਖਿਆ    ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ hukam   rajaa-ee   chalnaa   naanak   likhi-aa    naal 
Says Nanak, By Abiding by the Command of God, which is written along with everyone!
Word 	Meaning
Hukum 	from Arabic, and is found in the Koran to mean God's cosmic order; command
Rajaa-ee 	from the Arabic Raza, the divine pleasure; by His permission;
Chalnaa 	to go; go (together); leave; depart
naanak 	Nanak referring to himself; directing this shabad to his own mind; guiding us to direct the shabad to our mind;
Likhi-aa 	is written; documented;
Naal 	together; near; accompany; with; Likhi-aa Naal – the original likhiya naal does not mean ‘as is set forth herewith’ but 'as ingrained within' see Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Raag Gauri: "Dwell thou on Govind who is ingrained in thy body and mind."
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