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'''Gur Shabad Ratanakar Mahankosh''' by [[Kahan Singh Nabha]], popularly known as Mahan Kosh | '''Gur Shabad Ratanakar Mahankosh''' by [[Kahan Singh Nabha]], popularly known as Mahan Kosh | ||
is a not only the first dictionary of [[Sikh]] Scriptures and books on Sikh Religion , Sikh related persons, villages,.. on western concept of lexis but also a classical reference book of Sikh History, Philosophy and contemporary Sikh States. Even a century after its compilation, it still remains a unique reference document. The 1974 edition has 1248 pages. | is a not only the first dictionary of [[Sikh]] Scriptures and books on Sikh Religion , Sikh related persons, villages,.. on western concept of lexis but also a classical reference book of Sikh History, Philosophy and contemporary Sikh States. Even a century after its compilation, it still remains a unique reference document. The 1974 edition has 1248 pages. | ||
It was first published in 1930 after many years of painstaking research - 1912 to 1927. Mahan Kosh as it is generally called is a model encyclopaedia. It modestly claims in it subtitle to be an encyclopaedia of Sikh literature, but it is, in fact, much more. Its remarkable coverage and exemplary accuracy has a mul-titude of entries ranging from brief definitions of difficult words from the scriptures and tra-dition, through descriptive notes on various doc-trines, individuals and institutions to accounts of the Gurus. It gives careful treatment of ter-minology, which has dropped out of usage or changed its meaning. Mahan Kosh is indispens-able for any serious student of Sikh studies, its qualities undimmed by over half a century which has passed since it first appeared in print. Bhai Kahn Singh ranks as one of the modern world's greatest encyclopaedists. The fact that he chose to present all his work in Punjabi has limited his contribution to those who read Punjabi, and although his reputation extends much farther, it is largely confined to the gen-eral area of Sikh studies. This does him less than justice. The range of his coverage, the meticulous care with which he collected and arranged his material, a scrupulous concern for accuracy and the succinct nature of his presentation, distinguishes his work. These are the qualities of a great encyclopaedist and their manifest presence in the works of Bhai Kahn Singh qualifies him as one of the truly great theologians. | |||
Some Facts Of The Book:<br> | Some Facts Of The Book:<br> | ||
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Gur Shabad Ratanakar Mahankosh by Kahan Singh Nabha, popularly known as Mahan Kosh is a not only the first dictionary of Sikh Scriptures and books on Sikh Religion , Sikh related persons, villages,.. on western concept of lexis but also a classical reference book of Sikh History, Philosophy and contemporary Sikh States. Even a century after its compilation, it still remains a unique reference document. The 1974 edition has 1248 pages.
It was first published in 1930 after many years of painstaking research - 1912 to 1927. Mahan Kosh as it is generally called is a model encyclopaedia. It modestly claims in it subtitle to be an encyclopaedia of Sikh literature, but it is, in fact, much more. Its remarkable coverage and exemplary accuracy has a mul-titude of entries ranging from brief definitions of difficult words from the scriptures and tra-dition, through descriptive notes on various doc-trines, individuals and institutions to accounts of the Gurus. It gives careful treatment of ter-minology, which has dropped out of usage or changed its meaning. Mahan Kosh is indispens-able for any serious student of Sikh studies, its qualities undimmed by over half a century which has passed since it first appeared in print. Bhai Kahn Singh ranks as one of the modern world's greatest encyclopaedists. The fact that he chose to present all his work in Punjabi has limited his contribution to those who read Punjabi, and although his reputation extends much farther, it is largely confined to the gen-eral area of Sikh studies. This does him less than justice. The range of his coverage, the meticulous care with which he collected and arranged his material, a scrupulous concern for accuracy and the succinct nature of his presentation, distinguishes his work. These are the qualities of a great encyclopaedist and their manifest presence in the works of Bhai Kahn Singh qualifies him as one of the truly great theologians.
Some Facts Of The Book:
According to Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha (Gur Shabad Ratnakar Mahan Kosh, Page 441) Ghar has two meanings: a Tala or a kind of Tal, Swar and kinds of Murchanna.
You can read the book online, in Panjabi, at: http://www.ik13.com/MahanKosh/Mahankosh.pdf.
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