Guru Shabad Ratnakar Mahan Kosh (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਸ਼ਬਦ ਰਤਨਾਕਰ ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼), known by its more popular name of Mahan Kosh (ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼) and by the English title Encyclopædia of the Sikh Literature, is a Punjabi language encyclopedia which was compiled by Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha over fourteen years. It was the first Punjabi encyclopedia, it contains more than 70,000 words, some of them has sufficient reference from Guru Granth Sahib, Dasam Granth, Gur Pratap Suraj Granth and from other Sikh books. It is considered a groundbreaking work in terms of its impact and its level of scholarship.[1]
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Guru Shabad Ratnakar MahanKosh (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਸ਼ਬਦ ਰਤਨਾਕਰ ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼), known by its more popular name of MahanKosh (ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼) and by the English title...
anthologist, lexicographer, and encyclopedist. His most influential work, MahanKosh, inspired generations of scholars after him. He also played a role in...
[1927–1930]. Guru Shabad Ratnakar MahanKosh (in Punjabi). p. 1165. Nabha, B.K.S. (2018) [1927–1930]. Guru Shabad Ratnakar MahanKosh (in Punjabi). Lahore, IN:...
and cultural practices of the tribe. According to Kahn Singh Nabha in MahanKosh, the term 'Lubana' is linked to the Sanskrit word 'Lavan,' signifying...
Gobind Singh and was given a new name, Gurbaksh Singh (as written in MahanKosh), after the baptism ceremony. He is popularly known as Banda Singh Bahadur...
published NEW MAHANKOSH (ਨਵਾਂ ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼) Encyclopedia of Sikh literature, Punjab & Sikh History {3 of the 4 volumes of the NEW MahanKosh (3 volumes running...
photograph of Gurdwara Sri Khadur Sahib, ca.1920s. Published in the 1930 first edition of MahanKosh by Kahn Singh Nabha. Possibly photographed in 1924....
presence during this event. According to Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha in the MahanKosh, Mata Sahib Devan was present during the creation of Khalsa Panth and...
safe-keeping, published in MahanKosh (1930), ca.1920's Photograph of the Hira Mahal building in Nabha state, published in MahanKosh (1930), ca.1920's Patiala...
Singh Dhillon was appointed kiladar (governor) of the Sailba fort. As per MahanKosh, popularly known as Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Mani Majra was a town of...
Nabha, Kahan Singh (1930). ਗੁਰ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰਤਨਾਕਰ ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼ [Gur Shabad Ratnakar MahanKosh] (in Punjabi). p. 720. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved...
(2014-Incumbent) Nabha, Kahn Singh (30 December 2014). Guru Shabad Ratnakar MahanKosh. Patiala: Panjabi University. Archived from the original on 8 December...
the meaning of Waheguru in his book Waheguru Shabad-Arth Tika. In the MahanKosh, it is written that Pandit Tara Singh believes that the Sarbloh Granth...
by chapter translation and summary. Panth Parkash Twarikh Guru Khalsa MahanKosh Santokh Singh Bhai, Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Volume IV, S–Z, Punjabi University...
also known by the name of Kulamai. According to Kahn Singh Nabha in his MahanKosh, only girls with super characteristics were given the name of Sulakhni...
presence during this event. According to Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha in the MahanKosh, Mata Sahib Devan was present during the creation of Khalsa Panth and...
A similar drum used in Japan Nabha, Kahan Singh. Gur Shabad Ratnakar MahanKosh. Amritsar: Bhai Chatar Singh, Jeewan Singh. "Dhad of Punjab". www.rajsamandplus...
Kahn Singh Nabha wrote Raj Dharm (1884), Ham Hindu Nahin (1898) and MahanKosh (1930), Gurmat Sudhakar (1898 Hindi, 1901 Punjabi). In 1915, Chief Khalsa...
Dist. Gazetteer 1888-89, 1904 and 1935(Administration and Statistical). MahanKosh by Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha p1037, p311. Encyclopaedia Of Sikhism by Prof...
Panchayti akhara in 1779, as per Sikh historian Kahn Singh Nabha in the MahanKosh. Mahant Nirvan Pritam Das also founded akhara centres in Kashi Kankhal...
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