Deg Teg Fateh

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Deg Teg Fateh is a Sikh motto symbolizing the community’s commitment to providing food (charity) and wielding the sword (justice) in defense of righteousness and the oppressed.

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Deg Teg Fateh canonical 1
Fateh 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh motto
Sikh slogan
religious motto
appearsOn Nishan Sahib in some historical depictions
historical Sikh coinage of the Sikh Empire
associatedWith Khalsa
Sikh Empire
Khalsa misls
surface form: Sikh misls
component Deg
Deg Teg Fateh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fateh

Teg
culturalContext Sikh communal kitchen tradition
Sikh martial tradition
degMeaning cauldron for food
ethicalPrinciple dharam yudh
sarbat da bhala
seva
fatehMeaning victory
historicalUse motto of Sikh confederacy period
motto of the Khalsa army
language Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
literalMeaning victory to the cauldron and the sword
purpose to affirm commitment to armed defense of the weak
to affirm commitment to feeding the needy
to express victory of righteousness
region Punjab
relatedConcept Khalsa misls
surface form: Khalsa Raj

langar
shastar
religion Sikhism
script Gurmukhi
symbolizes Sikh collective responsibility
Sikh sovereignty
charity
community service
defense of righteousness
justice
martial responsibility
protection of the oppressed
religious duty
social equality
tegMeaning sword
timePeriodOfProminence 18th century
19th century
usedAs inscription on Sikh coins
inscription on Sikh flags
inscription on Sikh seals

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Khalsa motto Deg Teg Fateh
Deg Teg Fateh component Deg Teg Fateh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fateh