The word ‘bhat’ originates from the Sanskrit language. It was used to refer to individuals who served their patrons or benefactors by composing and singing their praises. Some more...

Chaupada- Chaupade

A Sabad that comprises four stanzas is known as chaupada. Here, ‘chau’ means four and ‘pada’ means stanza. Thus, chaupada is a polysyllabic compound word, in which the numeral more...

Dupada- Dupade

A Sabad that comprises two stanzas is known as ‘dupada.’ Here, ‘du’ means two, and ‘pada’ means a stanza. Thus, ‘dupada’ is a polysyllabic compound word in which the numeral ‘du’ more...

Kanhaiya

Modified form of the word ‘Krishan.’ It literally means dark blue or black. It is a synonym used in the Guru Granth Sahib for IkOankar (the Divine). The meaning of such terms more...

Kaviling

Kaviling literally means ‘the cause of poetry.’ It is a figure of speech in Indic poetry where the cause and its resulting effect or action are presented together. At its core, more...

Mohan

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Sages

In general, ‘muni’ refers to ‘a saint or a being who has taken a vow of silence.’ However, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha has provided some more meanings in addition to the above: one more...

Savaiya Chand

Savaiya is an important poetic form in Indian poetry, found in both ‘varnik’ (syllabic, based on the count of letters) and ‘matrik’ (quantitative, based on the count of letters more...

Visual Imagery

When poetry vividly depicts a scene through words, it produces a visual imagery—a sensory imagery related to sight. For example: cetu basantu bhalā bhavar suhāvaṛe. ban phūle more...