Kuthha
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View 1. Kutha mean meat prepared after very slow, deliberate & prolonged slaughtering of an animal in ritualistic Islamic religious tradition. Almost All over India it is locally termed as "Halal".
View 2. Kutha means simply meat of the killed animal and does not go into the detail of how the animal is killed. ie: Slaughtered Animal
Below are three Shabads in Gurbani which have the word "Kutha" in them:
Shabad 1:pg 321
SGGS Page 321 Full Shabad |
ਇਕ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਾਉ ਦਯਾ ਕਠਾ ॥ ik niranjan rav rahi-aa bhaa-o duyaa kuthaa. ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੰਗੈ ਜੋੜਿ ਕਰ ਪਰਭ ਦੇਵੈ ਤਠਾ ॥13॥ |
This Shabad appears not to refer to any type of meat?
- Word by Word breakdown
- ik means "one", numeral "1"
- niranjan means "Immaculate and Pure"
- rav from Rami*1 means "wander, roam, dwell, enjoy, take delight in, contemplate, adore"
- rahi-aa from rahi ( ਰਿਹ ) means "remain, fix, support, last, continue, restrain"
- bhaa-o from sk Bhava *1 means "love" "
- duyaa *1 means "second", "the other"
Shabad 2:
SGGS Page 472 Full Shabad |
ਅਭਾਖਿਆ ਕਾ ਕਠਾ ਬਕਰਾ ਖਾਣਾ ॥ abhaakhi-aa kaa kuthaa bakraa khaanaa. |
Here the word "kuthaa" is in relation to meat of sheep/goat
- Word by Word breakdown
- Abhaakhi means according to Reference 1 below: 1. (from Sanskrit Abhaksha) "uneatable" 2. (from Sanskrit A+Bhasha) bad language, language not to be uttered. Also Abhakkhu ( ਅਭਖ ) (from Sk. Abhaksha) uneatable, forbidden food.
- Kaa means "of"
- bakraa mean "sheep", bakree means "goat"
- khaanaa mean "to eat"; "is eaten"
Shabad 3:
SGGS Page 956 Full Shabad |
ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਕਠਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੇਖ ॥ tis daa kuthaa hovai saykh ਲੋਹੂ ਲਬ ਨਿਕਥਾ ਵੇਖ ॥ |
Here the word "kutha" is in relation to "Sheikh"
- Word by Word breakdown
- tis means "their, his, her. its"
- daa means "of", "belonging to",
- hovai means "becomes", "is", "happens"
- saykh from sakh ( ਸੇਖ ) means *1 Shaikh, a Muslim religious leader
Other Angles
Dictionary of Guru Granth Sahib
1. In Dictionary of Guru Granth Sahib by Surinder Singh Kohli on page 205 is the following entry:
Kutha: (ਕਠਾ) adj (from P(unjabi) Kohana) Slaughtered.
From Punjabi-English English-Punjabi Dictionary by Krishan Kumar Goswani Page 91
Kohnaa ( ਕੋਹਣਾ ) v To torture, to slay, to kill
Similar Words in SGGS
1. The word ਕਠਾਰ "Kuthaar"
a). SGGS page 693:
SGGS Page 693 Full Shabad |
ਬਜਰ ਕਠਾਰ ਮੋਹਿ ਹੈ ਛੀਨਾਂ ਕਰਿ ਮਿੰਨਤਿ ਲਗਿ ਪਾਵਉ ॥ bajar kuthaar mohi hai chheenaaN kar minat lag paava-o. |
Here word "Kuthaar" appears to mean "Axe"
b). SGGS page 714
SGGS Page 714 Full Shabad |
ਕਾਢਿ ਕਠਾਰ ਪਿਤ ਬਾਤ ਹੰਤਾ ਅਉਖਧ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਉ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kaadh kuthaar pit baat hantaa a-ukhaDh har ko naa-o. ((1)) rahaa-o. |
Again the word "Kuthaar" appears to mean "Axe"
Also see SGGS pages 825: The Lord and Master raised His axe, and chopped off his head; in an instant, he was reduced to dust. ||1||
and SGGS page 1389: Parasraam the son of Jamdagan, whose axe and powers were taken away by Raghuvira, sing of Him.
2. The word ਕਠਾਰਿ "kuthaar"
SGGS Page 1225 Full Shabad |
ਹਰਿ ਕਾਟੀ ਕਟਿਲਤਾ ਕਠਾਰਿ ॥ har kaatee kutiltaa kuthaar. |
3. The Word ਕਠੇ ॥ "kuthay"
SGGS Page 1019 Full Shabad |
ਅਜਰਾਈਲਿ ਫੜੇ ਫੜਿ ਕਠੇ ॥ ajraa-eel farhay farh kuthay. |
See main article Vegetarianism
References
1. Dictionary of Guru Granth Sahib by Surinder Singh Kohli ISBN 81-7205-174-3
2. Punjabi-English English-Punjabi Dictionary by Krishan Kumar Goswani ISBN 81-7476-247-7