Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
अहिंसा
/ahiṃsā/Roman
English meaning: non-violence
Hindi Definition
(हिन्दी)किसी भी जीव को मन, वचन या कर्म से कष्ट न देने का नैतिक सिद्धांत।
English Definition
The principle of not causing harm to any living being, central to Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu ethics.
Example
“गांधीजी अहिंसा के पुजारी थे।”
In English: “Gandhiji was a devotee of non-violence.”
Synonyms
- शांति
- करुणा
Antonyms / Opposites
- हिंसा
Literary Heritage
“ऐसी वाणी बोलिए मन का आपा खोय। औरन को शीतल करे, आपहु शीतल होय॥”
/aisī vāṇī boliye mana kā āpā khoya, aurana ko śītala kare, āpahu śītala hoya/
“Speak such words, losing the ego of the mind — that cool others and cool yourself too.”
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Language information
- Language
- हिन्दी
- Hindi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 600M