It has thirty-five stanzas where each stanza introduces the sound of each alphabet and insightful commentary of life forming the Sikh paradigm. On a side note, now “tatta” (that’s what Guru Nanak Sahib inscribed) has been replaced with “tainka” because “tatta” has become a slang for “balls.” I submit, we can’t be so complex-ridden so as to change our verbiage due to contemporary phenomenon. The internal evidence of Guru Granth Sahib records a bani (teachings in composition) Patti (tablet) by Guru Nanak Sahib it details all thirty-five alphabets. Scripts are writing systems that allow the transcription of a language via alphabet sets. Words, phrases, idioms and grammar make it a language whereas script must have individual characters to denote the words, phrases, idioms and grammar of a language for reading and writing. Languages are one of the intricate forms of communication that allows us to converse with each other and share thoughts and ideas. While language is both spoken and written, script is only written. The function of both language and script is communication. If so, let’s first understand the language versus the script. Have you ever wondered why was Gurmukhi script used to inscribe Guru Granth Sahib?
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