Guru = Master. I think clear enough

Guru is a common word in India. In all Indian languages the word Guru has a place. This is a daily usage word like ” Hi guru, How are u”

The word Guru means The Master.

“Guru” also refers in Sanskrit to Brihaspati, a Hindu figure analogous to the Roman planet/god Jupiter. In Vedic astrology, Guru or Brihaspati is believed to exert teaching influences. Indeed, in many Indian languages such as Hindi, the occidental Thursday is called either Brihaspativaar or Guruvaar (vaar meaning day of the week).

In contemporary India, the word “guru” is widely used with the general meaning of “teacher”. In Western usage, the original meaning of guru has been extended to cover anyone who acquires followers, though not necessarily in an established school of philosophy or religion. In a further Western metaphorical extension, guru is used to refer to a person who has authority because of his or her perceived secular knowledge or skills.

The syllable gu means shadows

The syllable ru, he who disperses them,

Because of the power to disperse darkness

the guru is thus named.

Guru and God-

There is an understanding in some sects that if the devotee were presented with the guru and God, first he would pay respect to the guru, since the guru had been instrumental in leading him to God.[Gurus are said to be greater than God because they lead to God. Some traditions claim “Guru, God and Self (Self meaning soul, not personality) are one and the same.

Hope u understood the meaning of Guru.If u thought my answer to be the best,then plzzz give me 10 points….

A notable esoteric etymology of the term “guru” is based on a metaphorical interplay between darkness and light, in which the Guru is seen as the one who “removes of darkness of ignorance” . In some texts it is described that the syllables gu (गु) and ru (रू) stand for darkness and light, respectively.

In ancient India Guru had a major role in the society.

They used to live in forests in their ‘ashrams’ i.e houses made of leaves. Even the sons of the kings and emperors would go there for their education.

The following translation of a sanskrit sloka( a sort of a poem) will tell u how they respected the teacher in those days…

Guru is ‘Brahma'( HIndu God of creation)

Guru is ‘Vishnu'( HIndu God for being)

guru is ‘maheswara'( Hindu God of distruction)

Guru is ‘Para-Brahma’ ( the transcendental divinity ,which is the very basis of the above three)

I want to avail this opportunity to comment on the high esteem with which a teacher is looked upon in India, by tradition. There is a small poem that tells-

‘If a teacher and God himself suddenly come together in front of you, whom will you worship first? Obviously the teacher, because he/she is the one who taught you about the Greatness of God!’

Guru = Master. I think clear enough