Sakhee Book: or the Description of Gooroo Gobind Singh's Religion and Doctrines Translated from Gooroo Mukhi into Hindi, and Afterwards into English

About The Book : Sakhee Book : or the Description of Gooroo Gobind Singh's Religion and doctrines thanks to the Almighty, to whose unbounded kindness, we own the regeneration of this country which the British nation has effected so successfully. The nation in question has created a desire among the people to cultivate learning and has directed their mind towards their own religion. In publishing this work, I pray fervently and sincerely to God, for Her Gracious Majesty the Queen for her disinterested kindness in governing this kingdom and protecting its inhabitants from oppression and misrule. I sincerely believe and wish that this act may be considered as an act of sincere loyalty expressed towards Her Majesty and that this act of sincere loyalty is the chief desire of the Government. In this book there are generally three kinds of words, viz. 1st, the author's use of significant words of Sakhee; 2nd, the author's use of such words which others could not comprehend, and hence the difference of opinions among them; 3rd, the author's use of ambiguous wordswhich excite doubt and curiosity. But as far as I can, I have used words that convey true and precise meaning. He will be the true judge of this book who will read theoriginal Hindi work written in prose and poetry. Thistranslation will not explain the ambiguity which is in theoriginal. In order to explain such ambiguity I have given foot notes.