Akhara Bāḍhā Sa'ala Jagu
Akhara Bāḍhā Sa'ala Jagu is an Apabhramsa poem attributed to Saraha, a Vajrayana Mahasiddha saint.[1][2][3] The poem is dated to around 760 CE and its language has close affinities to Punjabi, which developed later.[1][4][5][3] The poem is a doha couplet.
Text
[edit]The text of the poem is as follows:[1][5]
Original (Apabhramsa) | Summarized translation (English) |
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Couplet one: |
Couplet one: |
—Akhara bāḍhā sa'ala jagu (760) by Saraha |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Padam, Piara Singh (1978). ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗਦ [Ancient Punjabi Prose] (in Punjabi).
- ^ Singh, Harinder; Bhatia, Sunil Kumar (eds.). "Salahiyat" (PDF). Salahiyat (in Punjabi). 3 (12). South Asia Research Centre of India.
- ^ a b Pajābī tē hōra bhāśāvāṁ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ [Punjabi and Other Languages] (in Punjabi). Patiala: Bhasha Vibhag. 1970. pp. 165–166.
- ^ "Apabhraśa" ਅਪਭ੍ਰੰਸ਼ [Apabhraṃśa]. Punjabipedia (entry sourced from 'Punjabi World Dictionary', vol. I) (in Punjabi). Department of Languages (Punjab). 2015-07-16. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Padam, Piara Singh (1995). "Varieties of Apabhramsa". Punjabi Boli Da Itihas [History of the Punjabi Language] (in Punjabi) (3rd ed.). Patiala: Kalam Mandir, Landhar Mall. pp. 68, 73.