Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
सत्याग्रह
/satyagraha/Roman
English meaning: Truth-force / Non-violent resistance
Definition
Literally 'holding firmly to truth' — Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent civil disobedience developed from Hindu, Jain, and Tolstoyan ideas. It involves peacefully refusing to comply with unjust laws, accepting suffering, and appealing to the conscience of the opponent.
Example
“सत्याग्रहः सत्यस्य शक्त्या अन्यायस्य विरोधः।”
In English: “Satyagraha is resistance to injustice through the power of truth.”
Literary Heritage
“योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।”
/Yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā Dhanañjaya./
“Perform actions fixed in yoga, abandoning attachment, O Arjuna.”
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- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M