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धर्मः
/dharmaḥ/Roman
English meaning: righteousness, duty, cosmic order
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)यः समाजं विश्वं च धारयति सः धर्मः।
English Definition
The moral law, duty, or righteous conduct sustaining cosmic and social order.
Example
“धर्मः एव जगतः आधारः।”
In English: “Dharma is the very foundation of the world.”
Synonyms
- न्यायः
- नीतिः
- सदाचारः
Antonyms / Opposites
- अधर्मः
- पापम्
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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- Sanskrit
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- Devanagari
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