सनातन धर्म sanātan dharm

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

“Eternal Law”, a neologism to designate the Hindu religion, due to Annie Besant and popularized by Aurobindo.
The orthodox Hindu religion, immemorial dharma: Hinduism as involving acceptance of śruti and smr̥ti, orthodox belief and practice.

Usual translation

  1. eternal religion

Origin of the definition

धर्म dharm (sanskrit)

What is to be held or kept: the complex of religious and social obligations which a devout Hindu is required to fulfil, right action, duty; morality; virtue, virtuous life; justice.
Customary observances of community or sect, etc.
The prescriptions or sanctions of religion; moral law.
Religion.
Particular nature or character; walk of life; way of life (e.g. of a woman as opposed to a man, of a man as opposed to a youth); caste.
Spiritual merit, as deriving from the fulfilment of dharma.

सनातन sanātan (sanskrit)

Existing from of old, immemorial; continuing, eternal.

सनातन sanātana sana:tan (a) eternal; ancient; orthodox; time-honoured; —धर्म the orthodox Hindu religion; —पुरुष the Eternal Lord—Vishṉū; सनातनी a follower of the —धर्म ancient, traditional, orthodox, conservative; time-honoured.

सनातन sanātan [S.], adj. existing from of old, immemorial; continuing, eternal. — ~ धर्म, m. immemorial dharma: Hinduism as involving acceptance of śruti and smr̥ti, orthodox belief and practice. – सनातन-धर्मी, m. one who accepts the sanātan dharm.

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Created
Sunday 6 September 2020
Updated
Wednesday 13 March 2024