vār

Indian literature

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In Gurdās, Bhāī
…40 (some scholars say 39) vārs (ballads) in Punjabi and 556 kabitts (short poems) in Braj Bhāṣā (a western dialect of Hindi). The vārs enjoy semicanonical status and are among the only compositions outside the sacred scriptures that Sikhs are allowed to recite and sing within the confines of the…
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