धर्म
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[edit] Hindi
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [dʱərm]
[edit] Noun
धर्म • (dharm) m., Urdu spelling دھرم
[edit] Declension
declension of धर्म
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] See also
[edit] Marathi
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
धर्म
[edit] Newari
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
धर्म
[edit] Sanskrit
[edit] Noun
धर्म (dhárma) m.
- that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law
- usage, practice, customary observance or prescribed conduct, duty
- right, justice (often as a synonym of punishment)
- virtue, morality, religion, religious merit, good works
- Law or Justice personified
- the law or doctrine of Buddhism
- the ethical precepts of Buddhism
- the law of Northern Buddhism
- nature, character, peculiar condition or essential quality, property, mark, peculiarity
- a particular ceremony
- sacrifice
- the ninth mansion
- an Upanishad
- associating with the virtuous
- religious abstraction, devotion
- a bow
- a Soma-drinker
- name of the 15th अर्हत् (arhat) of the present अवसर्पिणी (ava-sarpiṇī)
[edit] Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of धर्म
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | धर्मः (dharmaḥ) | धर्मौ (dharmau) | धर्माः (dharmāḥ) |
| Vocative | धर्म (dharma) | धर्मौ (dharmau) | धर्माः (dharmāḥ) |
| Accusative | धर्मम् (dharmam) | धर्मौ (dharmau) | धर्मान् (dharmān) |
| Instrumental | धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) | धर्माभ्याम् (dharmābhyām) | धर्मैः (dharmaiḥ) |
| Dative | धर्माय (dharmāya) | धर्माभ्याम् (dharmābhyām) | धर्मेभ्यः (dharmebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | धर्मात् (dharmāt) | धर्माभ्याम् (dharmābhyām) | धर्मेभ्यः (dharmebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | धर्मस्य (dharmasya) | धर्मयोः (dharmayoḥ) | धर्माणाम् (dharmāṇām) |
| Locative | धर्मे (dharme) | धर्मयोः (dharmayoḥ) | धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) |
[edit] Related terms
- धर्मन् (dharman)
[edit] Descendants
[edit] References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0510

