Dashmesh from das (ten) + mesh/mah (body or form)

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Dashmesh is a Sikh theological term referring to the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, often invoked as “Dashmesh Pita” (the Tenth Father) in devotional and historical contexts.

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instanceOf Sikh honorific title
Sikh theological term
associatedLanguage Gurmukhi
associatedReligion Sikhism
associatedScripture Sikh historical literature
associatedWithConcept Khalsa
Sikh martial tradition
associatedWithEvent Creation of the Khalsa in 1699
linked to: Khalsa
contrastedWith Nauvin Patshah (Ninth King)
Satguru Granth Sahib (scriptural Guru)
linked to: Guru Granth Sahib
etymologyComponent das (ten)
mesh/mah (body or form)
honorificRegister reverential
honorificTitleFor Guru Gobind Singh
honorificVariant Dashmesh Pita
invokedIn Sikh ardas (prayer)
Sikh historical narratives
Sikh kirtan
languageOfOrigin Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language
literalMeaning tenth body
tenth form
meaning Tenth Father
refersTo Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh
Tenth Sikh Guru
linked to: Guru Gobind Singh
refersToRole spiritual leadership of Sikhs
temporal leadership of Sikhs
titleNumber 10
usedAs devotional epithet
historical epithet
usedByCommunity Sikhs worldwide

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Dashmesh Pita etymologyNote Dashmesh from das (ten) + mesh/mah (body or form)