Granth

or Grunth

[ gruhnt ]

noun

1. the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Granth¹

From Hindi, from Sanskrit grantha “a tying together, a book”

Example Sentences

The service consists principally of singing and the reading of their sacred scripture, the Granth.

From Project Gutenberg

His sacred book, the Granth, is mainly pantheistic; it dwells earnestly on devotion, especially devotion to the guru.

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Even in the hymns of the Âdi Granth we find such phrases as "Now thou and I have become one."

From Project Gutenberg

Arjun's compilation is called the Âdi-granth, or original book, to distinguish it from the later additions made by Guru Govind.

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This Granth is only partially the composition of the tenth guru.

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