Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
સત્યાગ્રહ
/satyaagrah/Roman
English meaning: Satyagraha (non-violent resistance)
Definition
A philosophy of non-violent resistance developed by Mahatma Gandhi, combining Satya (truth) and Agraha (insistence/force). It involves peacefully refusing to comply with unjust laws, accepting suffering without retaliating, and appealing to the conscience of the oppressor.
Example
“ગાંધીજીએ સત્યાગ્રહ દ્વારા ભારતની આઝાદી મેળવી.”
In English: “Gandhiji achieved India's independence through Satyagraha.”
Literary Heritage
“ઇતિહાસ ભૂંસી ન શકાય, ફ઼ક્ત ભૂલાય.”
/Itihāsa bhūṃsī na śakāya, fakat bhūlāya./
“History cannot be erased, only forgotten.”
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- Language
- ગુજરાતી
- Gujarati
- Script
- Gujarati
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- Indo-Aryan
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