Is there any difference in the Words ਕਤਹੂੰ & ਕਬਹੂ ?

There are 2 pankiti in Sukhmani Sahib:

ਸਾਧ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਕਤਹੂੰ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

ਸਾਧ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

The only difference between them is ਕਤਹੂੰ & ਕਬਹੂ

Is there any difference in the Words ਕਤਹੂੰ & ਕਬਹੂ ?

Bhul Chuk Maaf !!

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Is there any difference in the Words ਕਤਹੂੰ & ਕਬਹੂ ?

First of all, this is an excellent question. Many times we do paath and we don't even notice such subtilities. Good eye!

Both ਕਤਹੂੰ & ਕਬਹੂ are adverbs but ਕਤਹੂੰ is related to place and ਕਬਹੂ is related to time.

The root of ਕਤਹੂੰ is ਕਿਤੇ ਵੀ ਭਾਵ ਕਿਸੇ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਵੀ where as the root of ਕਬਹੂ is ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਭਾਵ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਕਤ ਵੀ.

The meanings are of these pankitis are as follows:

ਸਾਧ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਕਤਹੂੰ ਧਾਵੈ ॥
In the company of Sadhu, the mind does not wander at any place.

ਸਾਧ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

In the company of Sadhu, the mind does not wander at any time i.e. always stays focussed on Naam.

Such Gurbani Vichaar is a blessing and brings us closer to Guru Sahib.

Daas,
Kulbir Singh

ਕਤਹੂੰ & ਕਬਹੂ mean nowhere & notever successively, I think.

The correction please

ਕਤਹੂੰ & ਕਬਹੂ should be ਨ ਕਤਹੂੰ and ਨ ਕਬਹੂ to mean nowhere and notever.

A similar question has stayed in my mind for a while. Is there any difference between ਕਬਹੂ and ਕਬਹੁ?

Preetam Singh