Ghagh Ki Kahavaten /Kavi Ghagh ki Kavita
Here under is the collection of the Kahaavaten and the Kavitaayen of the poet Ghagh.* Jekar unchaa baithanaa, Jekar khet neechaan.
Okar bairee kaa kare, Jekar meet deevaan.
Meaning in English - The person who has the company of great persons, who has low lying land for farming ( for agricultural purpose), who has the friendship with impressive persons of the society, what can the enemy do bad to such a person? In other words the enemy can not cause any harm to that person.
Meaning in Hindi - Jo unche logon ke saath uthataa - baithataa ho, jiskaa khet nichaan par ho aur jiske saathee bade log ho, to dushman uskaa kyaa bigaad legaa.
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* Baadhai poot pitaa ke dharmaa, khetee upjai apne karmaa
Meaning in English - A son can make the progress through the good deeds of his father whereas one can get good crop only by one's own hard work ( i.e. good crop is the result of one's hard work, without doing hard work one cannot hope to get good crop.
Meaning in Hindi - Putra pitaa ke dharm se badhata hai aur khetee apne karm (Parishram) se hoti hai.
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* Joigar bansgar, bujhgar bhai, tiya satvantee neek suhaai.
Dhan put ho, man hoi vichaar, kahen ghaagh ee "sukh apaar".
Meaning in English -The person who has the married, strong, and sensible (prudent) brothers, whose wife is beautiful, chaste and faithful, who has good sons and the person himself has good thoughts or high thinking, the poet Ghagh says that such type of person and his family have a lot of wealth and enjoy prosperous life.
Meaning in Hindi - Jis ghar men vivaahit, balwaan aur samajhdaar bhai ho, sundar aur satee stree ho, swayam putravaan aur sadvicharvaan ho to, us ghar men apaar sukh prapt hota hai.
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* Nihapach raajaa, man ho haath, saadhu parosee, neeman saath.
Hukmee poot, dhiyaa satvaar, tiriyaa, bhai rakhe vichaar.
Kahe Ghagh ham karat vichar, bade bhaag se de kartaar.
Meaning in English - The king of the state is just, the desires are under control,the neighbour is gentle, the friends are good,the son is obedient, the daughter has good moral character, the wife and the brother have good and great thoughts. Only a very lucky person can have all these things. (If the person has all these things, he is surely very lucky.)
Meaning in Hindi - Rajya kaa raajaa nyaayee ho, man apne vash men ho, padosee sajjan ho, uttam janon kaa saath ho, putra aaghya paalak ho, putree sachritraa ho, patnee aur bhai uttam vichar ke hon, ye sab bade bhyaagya se milte hain.
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* Poot na maanai aapan daat, bhaai ladai chahai nit baant.
Tiriya kalahee karkas hoi, niyare basal dusht sab koi.
Maalik naahin karai vichar, Ghaagh kahe ye vipati apaar.
Meaning in English - If the son is disobedient, the brother quarrels for the division of the property,the wife is termagant and quarrelsome, neighbours are wicked or vicious, the master of the house (the head of the family) does the work thoughtlessly, that house is certainly the place full of calamities and distress.
Meaning in Hindi -Putra aaghyakaari nahin ho, sagaa bhai apna hissa bantne hetu jhagartaa ho, patnee karkasaa aur jhagdaalu ho, paas-pados men dushtjan baste hon, grih swamee nyay-anyay kaa vichaar nahin karke kaarya kartaa ho, to us ghar men vipatti kaa deraa samajhana chahiye.
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* Naskat khatiya, dulkan ghor, kahe Ghaagh yah bipat ka or.
Meaning in English - If the cot (for sleeping) is shorter than the length of the person, the horse does not obey the instructions and is not under control, the poet Ghagh says that the life of that person is full of troubles.
Meaning in Hindi - Sone ke liye apnee lambai se chotee khaat ho aur ghodaa seedhee chaal nahin chalne vaalaa ho, to jeevan men sankat hee sankat hain.
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* Ochhe baithak, ochhe kaam, ochhee baaten aathon jaam.
Ghaagh Bataaye teen nikaam, bhuli na leejo inko naam.
Meaning in English - Having the company of the persons of the low category, doing ignoble things or activities, and always saying menial things , the poet Ghagh says that all these things are not good and they must never be done.
Meaning in Hindi - Ochhe (halke/ neech) star ke logon ke saath uthnaa-baithna, ochhe kaaraya karnaa, aur hameshaa ochhee baaten karnaa. Ghaagh kavi ke anusaar ye teenon theek naheen hain. Inko nahin karna chaahiya.
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* Ek to baso sadak par gaaon, dooje bade baden men naav.
Teeje pare darab se heen, Ghaghaa hako viptaa teen.
Meaning in English - Having the house at the road side, the company of big persons and poverty, according to the poet Ghagh, all these three things bring calamity to the person.
Meaning in Hindi - Ghaagh ke anusaar sadak ke kinaare niwaas, bade logon kaa saath aur dhanheentaa- teenon vipatti ke kaaran hain.
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* Khetee, paatee, beentee, o ghode kee tang.
Apne aap sanwaariye laakh log ho sang.
Meaning in English - Farming (Agricultural occupation), writing a letter, making a request to some one, taking care of the horse, the poet says that all these things must be done by the person himself. Only then he can hope to get success in these things
Meaning in Hindi - Ghaagh kavi kahte hain ki kheti kaa sanchalan, patra likhnaa, vintee karnaa tathaa savaari vaale ghode kee sevaa- ye sabhee kaam apne haath se hee karne chaahiye, tabhee iname safaltaa miltee hai.
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