Santhiya - Siri Jap jee Sahib - Pauri 21 to 38

In the 15th Pauri

ਮੰਨੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਵਹਿ ਨ ਭਿਖ ॥

Whats makes the "ਭਵਹਿ" a plural ? ਮੰਨੈ sounds like if someone accepts (singular) so shouldnt the "ਭਵਹਿ" be a singular in accordance to first part ?


Same as for "ਮੰਨੈ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮੋਖੁ ਦੁਆਰੁ"

Bhul Chuk Maaf !!

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ਮੰਨੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਵਹਿ ਨ ਭਿਖ ॥
Whats makes the "ਭਵਹਿ" a plural ? ਮੰਨੈ sounds like if someone accepts (singular) so shouldnt the "ਭਵਹਿ" be a singular in accordance to first part ?
Same as for "ਮੰਨੈ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮੋਖੁ ਦੁਆਰੁ"

The fact that the verb ਭਵਹਿ ends with ਹਿ and is not spelled as ਭਵੈ proves that the doers of these verbs are many. Same way the other Pankiti you quoted would have had the verb spelled as ਪਾਵੈ instead of ਪਾਵਹਿ, if it had been a verb for singular noun.

Both ਭਵਹਿ and ਪਾਵਹਿ should be pronounced with nasal sound in the end.

Kulbir Singh

Correct, But the first part seems singular "ਮੰਨੈ" , so how does that fit with plural at the end ?

Bhul Chuk Maaf !!

ਮੰਨੈ means ਮੰਨਣ ਕਰਕੇ. It makes no difference whether the ones who do Manan are singular or plural.

Kulbir Singh