Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Derived forms and compounds

• -र्मम् A virtuous deed.

• -अक्षरम् (Plural) holy mantras; a formula of faith; धर्माक्षराण्युदाहरामि Mk.8.45-46.

• -अङ्गः (-ङ्गा Feminine) the Indian crane.

• -अधर्मौ Masculine (Dual) right and wrong, religion and irreligion; धर्माधर्मौ सपदि गलितौ पुण्यपापे विशीर्णे. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedविद् Masculine a Mīmāṁsaka who knows the right and wrong course of action.

• -अधिकरणम्

  1. administration of the laws.
  2. a court of justice. (-णः) a judge.

• -अधिकरणिकः, -अधिकारिन् Masculine a judge, magistrate, any judicial functionary.

• -अधिकरणिन् Masculine a judge, magistrate.

• -अधिकारः

  1. superintendence of religious affairs; Ś1.
  2. administration of justice.
  3. the office of a judge.

• -अधिष्ठानम् a court of justice.

• -अध्यक्षः

  1. a judge.
  2. an epithet of Viṣṇu.

• -अनुष्ठानम् acting according to religion, virtuous or moral conduct.

• -अनुसारः conformity to virtue or justice.

• -अपेत Adjective deviating from virtue, wicked, immoral, irreligious. (-तम्) vice, immorality, injustice.

• -अयनम् course of law, law-suit.

• -अरण्यम् a sacred or penance grove, a wood inhabited by ascetics; धर्मारण्यं प्रविशति गजः Śi.1.32.

• -अर्थौः religious merit and wealth; धर्मार्थौ यत्र न स्याताम् Ms.2.112.

• -अर्थम्

  1. Indeclinable
  2. for religious purposes.
  3. justly, according to justice or right.

• -अलीक Adjective having a false character.

• -अस्तिकायः (with Jainas) the category or predicament of virtue; Compare अस्तिकाय.

• -अहन् Yesterday.

• -आगमः a religious statute, lawbook.

• -आचार्यः

  1. a religious teacher.
  2. a teacher of law or customs.

• -आत्मजः an epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira quod vide, which see

• -आत्मता religiousmindedness; justice, virtue.

• -आत्मन् Adjective just righteous, pious, virtuous. (-Masculine) a saint, a pious man.

• -आश्रय, -आश्रित Adjective righteous, virtuous; धर्माश्रयं पापिनः (निन्दन्ति) Pt.1.415.

• -आसनम् the throne of justice, judgmentseat, tribunal; न संभावितमद्य धर्मासनमध्यासितुम् Ś.6; धर्मासनाद्विशति वासगृहं नरेन्द्रः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.7.

• -इन्द्रः, -ईशः an epithet of Yama; पितॄणामिव धर्मेन्द्रः Mb.7.6.6.

• -ईप्सु Adjective wishing to gain religious merit; Ms.1.127.

• -उत्तर Adjective 'rich in virtue,' chiefly characterized by justice, eminently just and impartial; धर्मोत्तरं मध्यममाश्रयन्ते R.13.7.

• -उपचायिन् Adjective religious; यच्च वः प्रेक्षमाणानां सर्व- धर्मोपचायिनाम् Mb.5.137.16.

• -उपदेशः

  1. instruction in law or duty, religious or moral instruction. आर्षं धर्मोपदेशं च वेदशास्त्राविरोधिना । यस्तर्केणानुसंधत्ते स धर्मं वेद नेतरः ॥ Ms.12.16.
  2. the collective body of laws.

• -उपदेशकः

  1. a teacher of the law.
  2. a spiritual teacher, a Guru.

• -कथकः an expounder of law.

• -कर्मन्

  1. Neuter, कार्यम्, क्रिया any act of duty or religion, any moral or religious observance, a religious act or rite.
  2. virtuous conduct.

• -कथादरिद्रः the Kali age.

• -काम

  1. Adjective
  2. devoted to virtue.
  3. observing duty or right.

• -कायः

  1. an epithet of Buddha.
  2. a Jaina saint.

• -कारणम् Cause of virtue.

• -कीलः

  1. a grant, royal edict or decree.
  2. husband.

• -कृत्

  1. Adjective observing duty, acting justly. (-Masculine)
  2. Name of Viṣṇu.
  3. a pious man. धर्मा- धर्मविहीनोऽपि धर्ममर्यादास्थापनार्थं धर्ममेव करोतीति धर्मकृत् Bhāg.

• -केतुः an epithet of Buddha.

• -कोशः, -षः the collective body of laws or duties; धर्मकोषस्य गुप्तये Ms.1.99.

• -क्रिया, -कृत्यम् any act of religion, any moral or religious rite.

• -क्षेत्रम्

  1. Bhāratavarṣa (the land of religion).
  2. Name of a plain near Delhi, the scene of the great battle between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas; धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः Bg.1.1. (-त्रः) a virtuous or pious man.

• -गुप्त Adjective observing and protecting religion. (-प्तः) Name of Viṣṇu.

• -ग्रन्थः a sacred work or scripture.

• -घटः a jar of fragrant water offered daily (to a Brāhmaṇa) in the month of Vaiśākha; एष धर्मघटो दत्तो ब्रह्माविष्णुशिवात्मकः । अस्य प्रदानात् सफला मम सन्तु मनोरथाः ॥ -घ्न Adjective immoral, unlawful.

• -चक्रः

  1. The wheel or range of the law; Bhddh. Jain.
  2. a Buddha. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमृत् Masculine a Buddha or Jaina.

• -चरणम्, -चर्या observance of the law, performance of religious duties; शिवेन भर्त्रा सह धर्मचर्या कार्या त्वया मुक्तविचारयेति Ku.7.83; वयसि प्रथमे, मतौ चलायां बहुदोषां हि वदन्ति धर्मचर्याम् Bu. Ch.5.3. चारिन् Adjective practising virtue, observing the law, virtuous, righteous; स चेत्स्वयं कर्मसु धर्मचारिणां त्वमन्त- रायो भवसि R.3.45. (-Masculine) an ascetic.

• -चारिणी

  1. a wife.
  2. a chaste or virtuous wife. Compare सहdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied; इयं चोर्वशी यावदायुस्तव सहधर्मचारिणी भवत्विति V.5.19/2.

• -चिन्तक

  1. Adjective
  2. studying or familiar with duty.
  3. reflecting on the law.

• -चिन्तनम् चिन्ता study of virtue, consideration of moral duties, moral reflection.

• -च्छलः

  1. fraudulent transgression of law or duty. जः 'duly or lawfully born', a legitimate son; Compare Ms.9.17.
  2. Name of युधिष्ठिर; Mb.15.1.44.

• -जन्मन् Masculine Name of युधिष्ठिर.

• -जिज्ञासा inquiry into religion or the proper course of conduct; अथातो धर्मजिज्ञासा Jaimini's Sūtra.

• -जीवन Adjective one who acts according to the rules of his caste or fulfils prescribed duties. (-नः) a Brāhmaṇa who maintains himself by assisting other men in the performance of their religious rites; यश्चापि धर्मसमयात्प्रच्युतो धर्मजीवनः Ms.9.273.

• -ज्ञ

  1. Adjective
  2. knowing what is right, conversant with civil or religious law; Ms.7.141;8.179;1.127.
  3. just, righteous, pious.

• -त्यागः abandoning one's religion, apostacy.

• -दक्षिणा a fee for instruction in the law.

• -दानम् a charitable gift (made without any self-interest.) पात्रेभ्यो दीयते नित्यमनपेक्ष्य प्रयोजनम् । केवलं धर्मबुद्ध्या यद् धर्मदानं प्रचक्षते ॥ Ms.3.262.

• -दुघा a cow milked for religious purposes only.

• -द्रवी Name of the Ganges.

• -दारा Masculine (Plural) a lawful wife; स्त्रीणां भर्ता धर्मदाराश्च पुंसाम् Māl. 6.18.

• -द्रुह् Adjective voilating the law or right; निसर्गेण स धर्मस्य गोप्ता धर्मद्रुहो वयम् Mv.2.7.

• -द्रोहिन् Masculine a demon.

• -धातुः an epithet of Buddha.

• -ध्वजः -ध्वजिन् Masculine a religious hypocrite, an impostor; Bhāg.3.32.39.

• -नन्दनः an epithet of युधिष्ठिर.

• -नाथः a legal protector, rightful master.

• -नाभः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

• -निबन्धिन् Adjective pious, holy.

• -निवेशः religious devotion.

• -निष्ठ Adjective devoted to religion or virtue; श्रीमन्तः पान्तु पृथ्वीं प्रशमित- रिपवो धर्मनिष्ठाश्च भूपाः Mk.1.61.

• -निष्पत्तिः

  1. Feminine
  2. discharge or fulfilment of duty.
  3. moral or religious observance;

• -पत्नी a lawful wife; R.2.2,2,72;8.7; Y.2.128.

• -पथः the way of virtue, a virtuous course of conduct.

• -पर Adjective religious-minded, pious, righteous.

• -परिणामः rise of righteous conduct in the heart (Jainism); Compare also एतेन भूतेन्द्रियेषु धर्मलक्षणावस्थापरिणामा व्याख्याताः Yogadarśana.

• -पाठकः a teacher of civil or religious law; Ms.12.111.

• -पालः 'protector of the law', said metaphorically of (दण्ड) 'punishment or chastisement', or 'sword'.

• -पाडा transgressing the law, an offence against law.

• -पुत्रः

  1. a lawful son, a son begotten from a sense of duty and not from mere lust or sensual pleasure.
  2. an epithet of युधिष्ठिर.
  3. any one regarded as a son for religious purposes, a spiritual son.

• -प्रचारः (Figurative) sword.

• -प्रतिरूपकः a counterfeit of virtue; Ms.11.9.

• -प्रधान Adjective eminent in piety; धर्मप्रधानं पुरुषं तपसा हतकिल्बिषम् Ms.4.243.

• -प्रवक्तृ

  1. Masculine
  2. an expounder of the law, a legal adviser.
  3. a religious teacher, preacher.

• -प्रवचनम्

  1. the science of duty; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.23.
  2. expounding the law. (-नः) an epithet of Buddha.

• -प्रेक्ष्य

  1. Adjective religious or virtuous (धर्मदृष्टि); Rām.2.85.16. बाणिजिकः, वाणिजिकः one who tries to make profit out of his virtue like a merchant.
  2. one who performs religious rites with a view to reward, like a merchant dealing in transactions for profit.

• -बाह्यः Adjective contrary to religion or what is right.

• -भगिनी

  1. a lawful sister.
  2. a daughter of the spiritual preceptor.
  3. a spiritual sister, any one regarded as a sister or discharging the same religious duties एतस्मिन्विहारे मम धर्मभगिनी तिष्ठति Mk.8.46/47.

• -भागिनी a virtuous wife.

• -भाणकः a lecturer or public reader who reads and explains to audiences sacred books like the Bhārata, Bhāgavata, etc.

• -भिक्षुकः a mendicant from virtuous motives; Ms. 11.2.

• -भृत्

  1. Masculine
  2. 'a preserver or defender of justice,' a king.
  3. a virtuous person.

• -भ्रातृ

  1. Masculine
  2. a fellow religious student, a spiritual brother.
  3. any one regarded as a brother from discharging the same religious duties. वानप्रस्थयतिब्रह्मचारिणां रिक्थभागिनः । क्रमेणाचार्यसच्छिष्य- धर्मभ्रात्रेकतीर्थिनः ॥ Y.2.137.

• -महामात्रः a minister of religion, a minister in charge of religious affairs.

• -मूलम् the foundation of civil or religious law, the Vedas.

• -मेघः a particular Samādhi.

• -युगम् the Kṛita age; अथ धर्मयुगे तस्मिन्योगधर्ममनुष्ठिता । महीमनुचचारैका सुलभा नाम भिक्षुकी Mb.12.32.7.

• -यूपः, -योनिः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

• -रति Adjective 'delighting in virtue or justice', righteous, pious, just; तस्य धर्मरतेरासीद् वृद्धत्वं जरसा विना R.1.23.

• -रत्नम् Name of a Jaina स्मृतिग्रन्थ prepared by Jīmūtavāhana.

• -राज् -Masculine an epithet of Yama.

• -राज Adjective धर्मशील quod vide, which see; धर्मराजेन जनकेन महात्मना (विदेहान् रक्षितान्) Mb.12.325 19.

• -राजः

  1. an epithet of
  2. Yama.
  3. Jina. युधिष्ठिर.
  4. a king.

• -राजन् Masculine Name of युधिष्ठिर.

• -राजिका

  1. a monument, a stūpa (Sārnāth Inscrip. of Mahīpāla; Ind. Ant. Vol.14, p.14.) -रोधिन् Adjective
  2. opposed to law, illegal, unlawful.
  3. immoral.

• -लक्षणम्

  1. the essential mark of law.
  2. the Vedas. (-णा) the Mīmāṁsā philosophy.

• -लोपः

  1. irreligion, immorality.
  2. violation of duty; धर्मलोपभयाद्राज्ञीमृतुस्नातामिमां स्मरन् R. 1.76.

• -वत्सल Adjective loving piety or duty.

• -वर्तिन् Adjective just, virtuous.

• -वर्धनः an epithet of Śiva.

• -वादः discussion about law or duty, religious controversy; अनुकल्पः परो धर्मो धर्मवादैस्तु केवलम् Mb.12.165.15.

• -वासरः

  1. the day of full moon.
  2. yesterday.

• -वाहनः

  1. an epithet of Śiva.
  2. a buffalo (being the vehicle of Yama).

• -विद् Adjective familiar with the law (civil or religious). denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउत्तमः Name of Viṣṇu.

• -विद्या knowledge of the law or right.

• -विधिः a legal precept or injunction; एष धर्मविधिः कृत्स्नश्चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य कीर्तितः Ms.1.131.

• -विप्लवः violation of duty, immorality.

• -विवेचनम्

  1. judicial investigation; यस्य शूद्रस्तु कुरुते राज्ञो धर्मविवेचनम् । तस्य सीदति तद्राष्ट्रं पङ्के गौरिव पश्यतः ॥ Ms.8.21.
  2. dissertation on duty.

• -वीरः (in Rhet.) the sentiment of heroism arising out of virtue or piety, the sentiment of chivalrous piety; the following instance is given in R. G.: सपदि विलयमेतु राज्यलक्ष्मीरुपरि पतन्त्वथवा कृपाणधाराः । अपहरतुतरां शिरः कृतान्तो मम तु मतिर्न मनागपैतु धर्मात् ॥ स च दानधर्मयुद्धैर्दयया च समन्वितश्चतुर्धा स्यात् S. D.

• -वृद्ध Adjective advanced in virtue or piety; न धर्मवृद्धेषु वयः समीक्ष्यते Ku.5.16.

• -वैतंसिकः one who gives away money unlawfully acquired in the hope of appearing generous.

• -व्यवस्था Masculine judicial decision, decisive sentence.

• -शाला

  1. a court of justice, tribunal.
  2. any charitabla institution.

• -शासनम् शास्त्रम् a code of laws, jurisprudence; न धर्मशास्त्रं पठतीति कारणम् H.1.17; Y.1.5. [मनुर्यमो वसिष्ठोऽत्रिः दक्षो विष्णुस्तथाङ्गिराः । उशना वाक्पतिर्व्यास आपस्तम्बोऽ थ गौतमः ॥ कात्यायनो नारदश्च याज्ञवल्क्यः पराशरः । संवर्तश्चैव शङ्खश्च हारीतो लिखितस्तथा ॥ एतैर्यानि प्रणीतानि धर्मशास्त्राणि वै पुरा । तान्येवातिप्रमाणानि न हन्तव्यानि हेतुभिः ॥] -शील Adjective just, pious, virtuous.

• -शुद्धिः a correct knowledge of the law; प्रत्यक्षं चानुमानं च शास्त्रं च विविधागमम् । त्रयं सुविदितं कार्यं धर्मशुद्धिमभीप्सता ॥ Ms.12.15.

• -संहिता a code of laws (especially compiled by sages like Manu, Yājñavalkya, etc.).

• -संगः

  1. attachmet to justice or virtue.
  2. hypocrisy.

• -संगीतिः

  1. discussion about law.
  2. (with Buddhists) a council.

• -सभा a court of justice.

• -समयः a legal obligation; यश्चापि धर्मसमयात्प्रच्युतो धर्मजीवनः Ms.9.273.

• -सहायः a partner or companion in the discharge of religious duties.

• -सूः Masculine the fork-tailed shrike.

• -सूत्रम् a book on पूर्वमीमांसा written by Jaimini.

• -सेतुः an epithet of Śiva.

• -सेवनम् fulfilment of duties.

• -स्थः a judge; धर्मस्थः कारणैरेतैर्हीनं तमिति निर्दिशेत् Ms.8.57.

• -स्थीय Adjective Concerning law; धर्मस्थीयं तृतीयं प्रकरणम् Kau. Atmanepada 3.

• -स्वामिन् Masculine an epithet of Buddha.