सत्याग्रह

Hindi

Etymology

Coined by Gandhi, from सत्य (satya, “truth”) +‎ आग्रह (āgraha, “insistence, pertinacity”). Gandhi says in his autobiography that Maganlal Gandhi coined an earlier version of it, sadagraha.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sət̪.jɑːɡ.ɾəɦ/, [sɐt̪.jäːɡ.ɾɛʱ]

Noun

सत्याग्रह • (satyāgrah) m

1. (Gandhism) satyagraha: civil disobedience, nonviolent protest

Declension

Declension of सत्याग्रह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सत्याग्रह satyāgrah	सत्याग्रह satyāgrah
oblique	सत्याग्रह satyāgrah	सत्याग्रहों satyāgrahõ
vocative	सत्याग्रह satyāgrah	सत्याग्रहो satyāgraho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सत्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सत्याग्रह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “satyagraha”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.