Pauri_(poetry)

Pauri (poetry)

Pauri are stanzas of Punjabi poetry with two to ten or occasionally more lines,[1] mostly used in Vars.[2] They are similar to Shabads. Pauri couplets are commonly used in heroic Punjabi poetry.[3]


References

  1. Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). "Pauri". The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. p. 79.
  2. Siṅgha, Prītama (1992). Bhai Gurdas. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 46–47. ISBN 9788172012182.
  3. Singh, Gurmeet (2021). Information Seeking Behaviour of Users in Punjabi Literature. K.K. Publications. p. 119.



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