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Notes
1 the Sikh holy book, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS).
2 Sound, music, voice, praise, or laudation. In the Sikh context, it means the sacred compositions of the gurus and the holy saints included in the SGGS.
3 Mandala Publishing, USA. March 2015.
4 Preachers.
5 A poetic form; couplets.
6 Bihagrda is a raag, a melodic mode of Indian classical music. All of the shabads in the SGGS have accompanying raags.
7 Vaar is a verse form in Punjabi.
8 One who plays the rabab, a medieval musical instrument, either plucked or played with a bow. Also called rebec.
9 That which has no other; that which is not split into two.
10 SGGS, 150.
11 The word sikh goes back to the Sanskrit sisya, meaning a learner or disciple. The Punjabi form of the word is sikh, a pupil.
12 A singer, from the class that entertains.
13 The priestly class that studied the Vedas, the Hindu holy texts.
14 Storehouse of groceries and grain.
15 musical or poetry gatherings.
16 SGGS, 876.
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