Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/gandasa/ ਗ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਗੰਡਾਸਾ gandasa Say it**gun-DAA-sa, with the stress on the middle syllable**Type**Noun** In short Gandasa (ਗੰਡਾਸਾ) is a Punjabi farming implement: a long wooden staff, about the height of its user, with a wide blade at one end, resembling a very large axe. The 1979 film Maula Jatt made it famous as a weapon of rural honour, and it remains an icon of Punjabi popular culture. ## How it's used 1. 1ਕਿਸਾਨ ਨੇ ਗੰਡਾਸਾ ਮੋਢੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਖੇਤ ਵੱਲ ਤੁਰ ਪਿਆ।The farmer put the gandasa on his shoulder and walked towards the field. _the tool in daily work_ 2. 2ਮੌਲਾ ਜੱਟ ਦਾ ਗੰਡਾਸਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਨੇਮੇ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਬਣ ਗਿਆ।Maula Jatt's gandasa became an identity mark of Punjabi cinema. _film usage_ 3. 3ਉਹ ਗੰਡਾਸਾ ਚੁੱਕ ਕੇ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।He stood up, picking up the gandasa. _simple usage_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਗੰਡਾਸਾ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਸੰਦ ਨਹੀਂ, ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਾਨ ਵੀ ਹੈ।The gandasa is not just a tool; it is also the pride of the village. _figurative usage_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਗੰਡਾਸਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖੇਤੀ ਦਾ ਸੰਦ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਦਾ ਲੰਬਾ ਲੱਕੜ ਦਾ ਡੰਡਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੌੜਾ ਫਲ ਲੱਗਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਵੇਖਣ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਵੱਡੇ ਕੁਹਾੜੇ ਵਰਗਾ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ਮੌਲਾ ਜੱਟ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਇੱਜ਼ਤ ਦੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਬਣਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ। Gandasa (ਗੰਡਾਸਾ), pronounced gun-daa-sa, is a Punjabi farming implement with a long wooden staff, about the height of its user, and a wide blade fixed at one end. It looks like a very large axe but is worked differently. In Punjabi popular culture it became famous far beyond the farm as the signature weapon of Maula Jatt. ## Meaning On the farm, the gandasa belongs to cultivation work: a heavy, long-handled cutting tool of the village, carried and swung by hand. Its shape explains the comparisons it attracts. The long staff gives reach and leverage, and the wide blade gives weight, so in form it sits somewhere between an axe and a staff, even though its working life began as an implement of cultivation and farming rather than a made weapon. ## How did the gandasa become a film icon? The 1979 Punjabi film Maula Jatt, directed by Yunus Malik and starring Sultan Rahi in the title role with Mustafa Qureshi as his rival Noori Natt, turned the gandasa into a symbol of rural honour and revenge, handled almost like a legendary sword. The film was inspired by Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi's short story titled Gandasa, which described the rural culture of the Gujranwala area, and its success set the trend for Punjabi action films in Pakistan. A later film named simply Gandasa followed in 1991, also starring Sultan Rahi. ## Is a gandasa the same as an axe? No, not quite. It resembles a very large axe, but it is used in a different manner, and its staff is roughly the height of the person using it rather than a short handle. In everyday speech the word now carries a second life beyond the tool itself: standing your ground and the old village code of honour. That is why gandasa still turns up in Punjabi film titles and popular memory long after its farm work faded. ## Related words [ਜੱਟjattPunjabi farmer; member of Jat community](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jatt/)[ਹਲhalPlough; the farmer's tilling implement](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/hal/)[ਖੇਤkhetField; farmland](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/khet/) Sources (2) 1. [Gandasa | Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandasa) 2. [Maula Jatt | Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maula%5FJatt) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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