ਪੰਥ

ਅਰਥ

Panth means a path or way, and, by the natural extension of the word, the community that walks it. The Sikh Panth, or Khalsa Panth, is the collective body of Sikhs worldwide: not an organisation with membership cards, but a people bound by shared faith, shared history and shared discipline.

The word carries both senses at once. To speak of 'the Panth' is to speak of the Sikh nation in the cultural sense, its honour ('panth di shaan'), its causes ('panthak masle'), its collective decisions. The adjective panthic means 'concerning the Panth as a whole', and a panthic leader is one the community as a whole looks to.

Origin and history

The Gurus spoke of their followers as walking a panth, Nanak's path of truth. After 1699 the Khalsa gave that path a disciplined, visible form, and in the eighteenth century the Sarbat Khalsa, the gathering of the entire Panth at Amritsar, made collective decisions through Gurmattas passed before the Akal Takht.

The Ardas itself prays for the Panth: 'bіrd ki paij, panth ki jeet', honour to the tradition, triumph to the Panth. The community's wellbeing is part of the daily prayer, which tells you how central the collective is to Sikh thought.

Cultural context

Sikhs feel the Panth as family. A Sikh in trouble in a foreign city looks for the nearest gurdwara, the Panth's local address, and expects help. Disasters anywhere in the world bring the same response: the Panth organises, collects and serves.

That closeness also means the Panth argues with itself passionately, over politics, over religious questions, over the future. Families argue hardest because they care most; the Panth is no different.

What does panth mean in Punjabi?

The dictionary gives its short meaning as "The Sikh community; path".

Panth means a path or way, and, by the natural extension of the word, the community that walks it. The Sikh Panth, or Khalsa Panth, is the collective body of Sikhs worldwide: not an organisation with membership cards, but a people bound by shared faith, shared history and shared discipline.

How is panth used in a sentence?

The entry gives this example: ਪੰਥ ਦੀ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ ਲਈ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰੋ।, "Pray for the chardi kala of the Panth.".

Another example from the entry: ਇਹ ਪੰਥਕ ਮਸਲਾ ਹੈ, ਸਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।, "This is a panthic matter; everyone should decide together.".

How do you pronounce panth?

The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "punth".

Where would you hear panth used?

The entry lists its usage as "Sikh tradition".

ਪੰਥ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?

ਪੰਥ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਰਾਹ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਰਗ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਸੰਗਤ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਰਾਹ 'ਤੇ ਤੁਰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਸਿੱਖ ਪੰਥ ਜਾਂ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਪੰਥ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਭਰ ਦੇ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ, ਸਾਂਝੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਰਹਿਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।

ਪੰਥ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ?

ਪੰਥ ਦੀ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ ਲਈ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰੋ।

ਪੰਥ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ?

ਅਰਦਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੰਥ ਦੀ ਜਿੱਤ ਦੀ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ, 'ਬਿਰਦ ਕੀ ਪੈਜ, ਪੰਥ ਕੀ ਜੀਤ'। ਅਠਾਰਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ 'ਤੇ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਪੰਥਕ ਫ਼ੈਸਲੇ ਕਰਦਾ ਸੀ।