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Interesting Text Trivia about Siri Guru Granth Sahib Text
* The "Siri Guru Grabth Sahib Beerh" with customary format has a total of 1430 pages.
* The pages are written with a landscape orientation.
* There are 19 lines of text per page. However, many pages with headlines (starting with new
raag) have less than 19 lines per page.
* Total number of lines are 26852.
* Total number of words are 398,697.
* Total dictionary words are 29445 (these are the words that have been used again and again
to make the whole text). Many of these words have been used only once.
* The word that has been repeated most often is ‘hir’. It has occurs 9288 times.
* No punctuation marks like comma, semicolon or colon have been used. A ‘colon’ shaped
character that has been used is not a colon (see the end of this document).
* No 'Adhak' charcater has been used.
* No 'Paireen Bindi' character (dot at the bottom of character) has been used.
* A number of half characters (that fall at the bottom of other characters) that are not used in
modern Punjabi have been used { @ (1188), † (10), ˜ (11), ´ (268), œ (13), ç (5) }.
* Aounkarh and Dulainkarh { ü (169), ¨ (20) } characters have also been used under half
charcters. This is normally not done in the present day Punjabi.
* The 'Ik Onkaar' ( ) character have been repeated 568 times.
* { ˆ } The 'Bindee' character that adds nasal sound has been used 319 times. Out of these
106 times the 'Bindi" character has been used before 'Biharee" or another character. The
later situation does not occur in modern Punjabi. The words with special 'Bindi" arrangement
are as follows:
AMDˆØI AKˆØI AGweˆØI eˆØI sMqoKIeˆØI saudˆØI sKˆØI sglˆØI snwqˆØI slwhˆØI sweˆØI isPqˆØI
sˆØIgwr sˆØIgwru sˆØIgwrw sˆØIgwro surqˆØI hˆØIau hˆØIA khˆau kcˆØI kqybˆØI krˆØI kwlˆØI
ikqˆØI kuqˆØI kuiVeˆØI KweˆØI geˆØI gxˆØI gnˆØI glˆØI guMdweˆØI gusweˆØI guxˆØI gurisKˆØI
gosWeˆØI cMigAweˆØI cMdˆØI jweˆØI jWhˆØI TweˆØI qweˆØI iqˆvY quhˆØI iQqˆØI QˆØIDw QuVˆØIdo dwqˆØI
dunˆØIAw durweˆØI DrqˆØI DrˆØI iDAweˆØI nkˆØI nQˆØI nwVˆØI nˆØId nˆØIdRwvly nˆØIvW pTweˆØI
pweˆØI puqˆØI bfBwgˆØI bWCweˆØI ibrKˆØI buDˆØI buirAweˆØI bydˆØI BgqˆØI BqIjˆØI BwvˆØI mKˆØI
mqˆØI mnˆØI mwlˆØI mˆØIrw rwgˆØI rwqˆØI rUKˆØI rUpˆØI lweˆØI ilKqˆØI vfBwgˆØI vFˆØI vlweˆØI
vydˆØI [
As best as I know nasal Bindee as used in the words given below, as found in Sri Guru
Granth Sahib, is not according to the rules of modern Punjabi.
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isˆau hˆau hINØEu dyNØau hINØau skˆau rˆau Dˆau Bˆau [
* { Mˆ } The 'Tippee' character that adds nasal sound has been used numerous times. Seven
times the 'Tippee" character has been used before 'Biharee". The later situation does not
occur in modern Punjabi. The words with special 'Tippee" arrangement are as follows:
iQqMØI kMØI dwsMØI eMØIDn hsqMØI [
* { @ } The 'Udaat' character that is something like quarter (Paireen) Haahaa, has been used
1188 times. This character looks somewaht like the 'Halant' character in Devanagari,
however, this is not that character. The 'Udaat' character is never used in modern Punjabi.
The words with 'Udaat' are as follows:
aucwiein@ aun@ aun@w aulwm@y En@w En@I Elwm@y El@gI El@gIAw El@w El@Y AMn@w AMn@y
An@yrw Awn@yru AwpIn@Y Awvn@I iekn@w iekn@I ien@ ien@I iein@ eyn@w eyn@I sMin@ sMn@I
sMm@lw sMm@ilAw sMm@wrw sMm@wil sMm@wlμin@ sMm@wilEie sMm@wilAw sMm@wly sMm@wlyhW shMin@
sm@wir sm@wrau sm@wirAw sm@wrI sm@wry sm@wrY sm@wl sm@wil sm@wlu sm@wlis sm@wlih
sm@wlxo sm@wlw sm@wilAw sm@wilh sm@wlI sm@wlIAY sm@wly sm@wlY svMin@ svin@ swm@xy
swm@wrih swm@Y sWin@hw suAwil@au syvin@ syvn@I sRvnn@ hMin@ hm@w hm@wrI hm@wry hir@Awau
hV@vwxIAY hovin@ kMin@ kMn@ kMn@Y khMin@ khIAin@ kn@weI kmln@ krMin@ kil@ kwn@ kwn@Au
kwil@ kwl@I kwl@Y kwV@w ikn@ ikin@ kIn@ kIn@is kIn@w kIn@I kIn@y kIn@Y kIn@o kuim@Awr
kuim@Awir kum@wrw kum@wrY Kwvn@y Kuil@E Kuly@ Kul@eIAw Kul@Vy Kul@I Kul@IAw Kul@y Kul@Y KUil@
KUl@y KUl@Y Kolin@ KolweIAin@ Koil@ Koil@E Kol@ Kol@au Kol@w Kol@y Kol@Y gl@w giV@ gV@ gwil@
gwl@I gwvin@ gUV@ gUV@au gUV@I Gurin@ crnn@ clμin@ ciV@E cV@xw cV@wvih cV@y cIin@
cIin@Aw cInY@ cIn@ cIn@sI cIn@hI cIn@w cIn@W cIn@I cIn@y cIn@Y cul@Y cUly@ col@w jgwiein@
jlμin@ jwgMin@ jwxMin@ jwxin@ jwxn@I jwxIAin@ jwpin@ jwpn@I jwlyin@ ijMn@ ijMn@w ijMn@I
ijn@ ijn@w ijn@I ijin@ jIvin@ Tgin@ iqMn@ iqMn@w iqn@ iqn@w iqn@I iqVMn@ iqin@ qutin@
qumy@ qum@ qum@ih qum@rw qum@rI qum@ry qum@rY qum@ro qum@w qum@wr qum@wrih qum@wrw qum@wrI
qum@wry qum@wrY qum@wro QMim@ QMim@E QMim@Aw QMm@ QMm@Au QMm@nu QMm@w QMm@IAY Qwim@Aw idsMin@
idsin@ idcMin@ idRiV@E idRV@Au idRV@wieAw idRV@wey idRV@wXau idRV@wXw idRV@I idRV@IAw dIn@
dIn@w dIn@I dIn@y dyKn@y dyin@ iDAwiein@ iDAwvin@ nwn@ nwn@w nwn@I nwn@y nIim@ nIm@I
n@waugo n@wieAw n@weI n@weIAY n@wey n@wqy n@wvau n@wvxu n@wvY pauV@y pn@IAw pl@ir pl@rin
piV@ piV@Aw pV@Mqw pV@ih pV@n pV@wieAw pV@wvis pV@IAY pwien@I pwiein@ pweIAin@ pwn@o
ipKMin@ pYnY@ pYn@au pYn@xu pYn@xhwru pYn@xw pYn@wieAw pYn@Y iPrMin@ iPrin@ Pyrin@ bMin@ bMn@Y
bn@wieAw blμin@ bwm@xu bwm@n bwm@nu buJin@ byiV@E bYhin@ boVin@ BivEim@ Bwvin@ Bulμin@
Buln@I mrMin@ mrin@ mwxin@ imlμin@ imlin@ muMnIAin@ muhin@ mUV@ mUV@w mUV@y moVMin@ rhMin@
rhin@ rcMin@ rlin@ irMin@ ruV@weI rUV@I rUV@y leyin@ lhMin@ lhin@ lhn@I lgMin@ lBMin@
lvMin@ lwiein@ lIn@ lIn@w lIn@I lIn@y luV@MdVI lYin@ vM\in@ vsMin@ vhMin@ vir@Aw vyV@I [
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* { H } The 'Paireen Haahaa' (or half Haahaa) character has been used only 38 times (Udaat
has been more often instaed). The words with 'Paireen Haahaa' are as follows:
ElHg ElHgxI sMmHilAw sMmHwir sMmHwly smHwir smHwrn smHwry smHwly isM|Hwry krHY kwrHw
kyrHy koVHy gVHx gVHxhwry gwrH gulHw crHwvau crHY cVHweIAY cwirHE idRVHwieAw pxHIAw
pVHAu pVHih pVHq byrHy virHAw virHAY vrHy [
* { ´ } The 'Yakash' character that is like half 'Yayaa', has been used 268 times. The 'Yakash'
character is never used in modern Punjabi. The words with 'Yakash' are as follows:
auj´wrw auDr´au aupj´o AMD´wr AMD´wru AMD´wrw Aswj´M AKwid´ AK´E Ag´wn Ag´wnu Ag´wnxo
Aq´Mq ADwK´ru Ainq´ Ap´au Avqir´au Avlok´w AwK´r Awig´ AwiQq´ Awrog´M ieq´Mq
sMswrs´ sMcr´au shwr´au sgl´M siq´M smib´AM smwcir´E srbg´ sl´ isMmRqb´ isK´w isD´M
isD´qy ismrqb´ isrij´au suK´M suDwK´r hq´M hr´au ihq´Mq hIxs´ ktwK´ kr´au kl´
kl´AucrY kl´wnu kl´wnw ik´hu kutMb´qy k®qg´ Kwd´M K´qRI gMm´M ig´wn guxg´ guxg´M gung´
g´wn g´win g´wnu g´wnμ g´wnIAhu Cwif´au Cutk´w Cyd´qy js´ jiK´ jK´ jg´ jnms´ jp´au
jl´ jl´n jwg´w jwn´au joiq´M JwV´au fr´au fubMq´h qs´ qwr´au iqAwig´ iq´wig iqRp´qy
qIK´x Qp´au Qwin´M idb´ duK´M durlB´ dydIp´ Dr´au Dwir´au iD´wvY D´wie D´wieAau D´wieAE
D´wieAw D´wieXau D´weI D´weIAY D´wn D´wnu D´wnμ D´wvxh nK´qR nK´qRw nl´ inrq´M invwr´au
pCwV´au pq´wie pris´au prkws´w prqK´ pir´au prIK´qu bMm´Au bis´Mq bK´wxI bK´wn bK´wnu
bl´ bwsudyvis´ bwsÍdyvs´ ibK´wqw ibK´wdM ibgsIiD´ ibg´wipœ ibd´mwn ibD´M buD´M bYd´M b´wsu
b´wkrx b´wiD b´wpqu b´wpwru b´wipqM Bgq´M Bb´M Bl´ Bl´Au iBK´w mDM´q mD´ mnuK´ mwin´au
mwnuK´ mwnuK´M imqRs´ imQ´Mq imQ´w imil´au imil´o im´wny imRq´Au muKbwk´ rMg´O rs´au rh´w
rK´w rog´M liK´x lK´ lK´x lK´w lbiD´M lbD´M lB´qy lwg´O ilK´au ilK´xa: ilp´qy vs´M
vK´wnw vr´au [
* { † } The half (Paireen) 'Tainkaa' character has been used 10 times. The 'Paireen Tainkaa'
character is never used in modern Punjabi. The words with half (Paireen) 'Tainkaa' are as
follows:
isRis† girs† idRis† ibs†w ims† [
* { ˜ } The half (Paireen) 'Nannaa' character has been used 11 times. . The 'Paireen
Nannaa' character is never used in modern Punjabi. The words with half (Paireen) 'Nannaa'
are as follows:
ies˜wnu s˜yh s˜yhM ik®s˜ ik®s˜M ik®s˜w bYs˜vh [
* { œ } The half (Paireen) 'Tataa' character has been used 13 times. The 'Paireen Tataaaa'
character is never used in modern Punjabi. The words with half (Paireen) 'Tataa' are as
follows:
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ausœiq Asœ hsœ dsœgIrI nwisœ insœwrhu pusœk ibsœrIXw ibsœIrnh ibg´wipœ Bigœ msœk [
* { Í } The half (Paireen) 'Vavaa' character has been used 73 times. The 'Paireen Vavaa'
character is rarely used in modern Punjabi. The words with half (Paireen) 'Vavaa' are as
follows:
AsÍ sÍsiq sÍsQ sÍC sÍjnh sÍrg sÍrUpM sÍrUpI sÍwsw sÍwig sÍwgI sÍwd sÍwdu sÍwn sÍwmI
sÍWg sÍWgu sÍWgI jgdIsÍrh dÍwir dÍwirkw prmysÍr prmysÍrh bwsÍdyvs´ ibsÍ ibsÍMBr
ibsÍws ibsÍwsu ibsÍwsw ibsÍwn bysÍw bYsÍWqrh [
* { ç } The half (Paireen) 'Chachaa' has been used 5 times. The 'Paireen Chachaa' character
is never used in modern Punjabi. The words with half (Paireen) 'Chachaa' are as follows:
Asçrj insçl psçim [
* { ü } A special 'Aunkarh' character that is placed under a "Paireen" charcater (character at
the bottom of another charcater) has been used 169 times. This situation does not occur in
modern Punjabi. Such words are as follows:
ADRüv ApivqRü ieMdRü sqRü smudRü suimqRü sRüiq klqRü kl´ücrY kwn@ü ck®ü CqRü iCdRü qMqRü QMm@ü
dirdRü dwirdRü idRV@ü dRüst dRüstweI dRüstW dRügMDq dRügMDw dRügm dRüm dRülB DRüik DRüv
pivqRü pVHü pwqRü puqRü bMm´ü blBdRü Bl´ü mMqRü imqRü imRq´ü rudRü [
* { ¨ } A special 'dulainkarh' character that is placed under a "Paireen" character (charcater
at the bottom of another charcater) has been used 20 times. This situation does not occur in
modern Punjabi. Such words are as follows:
Ak®¨ru k®¨r QR¨itit DR¨ DR¨A [
* { uo } A combination of 'Aunkarh' & "Haurhaa' is not used in modern Punjabi, but has been
used in Siri Guru Granth Sahib text. Such words are as follows:
AMcluo AMimRquo Anidnuo Amuolu eykuo srbsuo swgruo suo suoien suoeI suohMdw suohMdI suohwgix suohwgxI
suohwgin suohwvY suohylw suojwxw huoeI huoqy kuotvwrI gnuo guoAwlw guosweI guosweIAw guopwl guopwlw guoibMd
guoibMdu guoibMdy guoivMd guoivMdu cuorwey jhwnuo jgdIsuorw jwluo juo juoAwnI juonIAY juolwhw fuolwieAw fuolweI
quoih quohI quolwiesI quolwhw quolwvY duoAwlY duohwgix Dnuo nwmuo inrmluo pCuoqwvY prvwnuo ibbykuo
buolweIAw buolwn BXuo Buogvq BuogvY BuolwieAw Buolwey mwnorQuo imAwnuo mukquo muoih muohwrw muoin muonI
muoil luokweI luokwnI luocwnI luoBwie luoBweIAw luoBwnu luoBwnw luoBwvih luoVydw luoVydw [
* { Eu } A combination of "Haurhaa' & 'Aunkarh' is not used in modern Punjabi, but has been
used in Siri Guru Granth Sahib text. Such words are as follows:
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Eu, EuN, Euie, EuhI, Euhu, Euin, Eumwhw, sPilEu, hIEuN, gwEu, cwEu, nwEu, pwEu, mwiKEu, rwEu,
rwiKEu, kieEu [
* { Ú } A colon like character has been used for two different purposes.
(1) As a Visarag (as in Devnagri script) it has been used 4 times in the following 4 words:
sMpUrxÚ, idRVMqxÚ, rMgxÚ, ilK´xÚ
(2) As a shortcut symbol (like period in English) it has been used 944 times as: mÚ (this is a
shortcut of word mhlw).
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