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The Guru Granth Sahib Project

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Patti is a poetic form based on the Gurmukhi alphabet. Historically, students used a wooden tablet, known as patti in Panjabi, to practice writing the alphabet.The Guru Granth Sahib includes many compositions based on the alphabet.

Patti is a poetic form based on the Gurmukhi alphabet. Historically, students used a wooden tablet, known as patti in Panjabi, to practice writing the alphabet.The Guru Granth Sahib includes many compositions based on the alphabet.

The Patti, revealed by Guru Nanak Sahib, is one of those compositions. It consists of thirty-five stanzas of two lines each and a stanza of rahau or Pause.

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