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Ratan Singh Bhangu (ca.1785 – 10 February 1846 [1]: 17 ) was a Sikh historian and Nihang who wrote about the Sikhs' struggles and rise to power in North India, in his book Prachin Panth Prakash. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This work describes how the Sikh people came to dominate Punjab in the 1700s and remains one of the few historical accounts of the era.
1914: Prachin Panth Prakash, ed. Bhai Vir Singh. Amritsar: Wazir Hind Press, 8th reprint 2008. [4]: 56 1974: Sri Gur Panth Prakash, edited by Jit Singh Sital. Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, 3rd reprint 2004. [4] 2000: Prachin Panth Prakash, 2 vols., text and commentary by Baba Santa Singh. Damdama: Chalda Vahir.
The dictionary of Monier Monier-Williams (1819–1899), and other modern authors, however, interpret the word in the opposite sense: “The most frequent meanings of the term prakṛta, from which the word ‘prakrit’ is derived, are ‘original, natural, normal’ and the term is derived from prakṛti, ‘making or placing before or at ...
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.
In modern times when the carrying of weapons is no longer legal, teachers of the martial arts often emphasise the unarmed techniques as these are seen to be more practical for self-defense purposes. A warrior who fights unarmed is referred to as a bhajanh, literally meaning someone who fights with their arms. The bare-handed components of ...
The following is an alphabetical (according to Hindi's alphabet) list of Sanskrit and Persian roots, stems, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in Hindi. अ (a) [ edit ]
A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper's victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history's most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber.. The ...
Complementary antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite but whose meanings do not lie on a continuous spectrum (push, pull). Relational antonyms are word pairs where opposite makes sense only in the context of the relationship between the two meanings (teacher, pupil). These more restricted meanings may not apply in all scholarly ...