دهرم

धमर् dharma, vulg. dharm, and H. धरम dharam, s.m. lit. 'That which is to be held fast or kept'; ordinance, statute, law, rule, usage, practice, custom; customary observances of caste, sect, etc., religious observances, religion, piety; prescribed course of conduct, duty, obligation; business, profession; caste; right, justice, equity, legality; the god of justice, etc.; the judicial system; virtue, morality, morals; merit, righteousness, right dealing, probity; good works; propriety, fitness; innocence:—dharmāt, dharmātmā(˚ma+āt˚). adj. & s.m.f. Religious, pious, virtuous, just;—a pious or virtuous person, a saint;—the Holy Spirit;—s.f. Justice:—dharm-ātar, s.m. A charitable grant (=dharmārth):—dharm-āćār, s.m. The observance of religion or of prescribed duty, etc. (whether ceremonial or otherwise); religiousness of behaviour;—dharm-āćāror dharm-āćārī, s.m. (f. -ini), One who practises the principles or the ceremonies of religion, etc. (seedharm-ćārī):—dharmā-dharm (˚ma+adh˚), s.m. Religion and irreligion; right and wrong; justice and injustice:—dharmādharm-parīkshā, s.f. lit. 'Test of right and wrong'; a kind of ordeal by drawing lots or slips of black and white paper:—dharmā-dharmī, s.f. Swearing to one another:—dharmā-dhikār, vulg. dharmadhikār (˚ma+adh˚), s.m. The administration of justice; the right to administer law; the office of a judge:—dharmādhikārī, vulg. dharmadhikārī, and dharmādhyaksh (˚ma+adh˚), vulg. dharmādhīksh, s.m. Minister of justice, chief officer of justice, an administrator of the law, a judge, magistrate:—dharmārth (˚ma+ar˚), adv. For the sake of justice or religion, for religious purposes;—s.m. A charitable grant, religious endowment:—dharmārthī(˚ma+ar˚), s.m. One who is jealous for justice or religion:—dharmāraṇya (˚ma+ar˚), s.m. A sacred grove or wood; name of a sacred forest in Madhyadeśinto which Dharma is said to have retired:—dharmāsan (˚ma+ās˚), s.m. Throne of justice, judgment seat, the bench:—dharmānurāg (˚ma+an˚), s.m. Passion for religion, etc., zeal:—dharmānurāgī, adj. & s.m. Having a passion for religion, zealous, enthusiastic in religious matters;—a religious zealot or enthusiast:—dharmānusār (˚ma+an˚), s.m. Conformity to law or virtue; course or practice of duty;—adv. In conformity to law, etc., according to law or duty etc.:—dharmāvatār, vulg. dharm-autār (˚ma+av˚), s.m. Incarnation of Dharma, or god of justice (an epithet of respect for a just or upright man); your holiness; your excellency; his holiness, etc.:—dharm-upadeś= dharmopadeś, q.v.:—dharm-upadeśak= dharmopadeśak, q.v.:—dharm uṭhānā, v.n. To swear by (one's) creed, to take an oath:—dharm-bāp, s.m. Adopted father; god-father:—dharm-biparīt, adj. Contrary to law or justice, opposed to religion or duty, unlawful or unjust; impious, immoral:—dharm-bhāginī, s.f. A virtuous and amiable wife:—dharm-bhāgī, s.m. A just or virtuous man:—dharm-bhesh, s.m. A profession of religion:—dharm-bheshī, s.m. Professor of a religion:—dharm-beṭā, s.m. (f. -ī), Adopted child; godson:—dharm-pālak, adj. Cherishing the observance of the law, observing the law, dutiful:—dharm-patr, s.m. A deed of gift or endowment for a religious purpose;—the glomerous fig-tree, Ficus glomerata:—dharmputr, s.m. A lawful son, a son begot from a sense of duty; 'son of the god Dharma,' an epithet of the Pānḍu prince Yudishṭhir:—dharm-pati, s.m. One who, in the name of religion, exercises care for a defenceless widow; a lawfully married man; a man who has a first and only wife:—dharm-patnī, s.f. A lawful wife (one lawfully married and of the same caste as her husband):—dharm-pradhān, adj. & s.m. Eminent in piety;—one who is eminent in piety:—dharm-pravartak, s.m. An advocate of religion:—dharm-pravrityarth, s.m. A seeker after dharm, q.v.;—adv. For the sake of establishing religion, etc.:—dharmpustak, s.m. Holy Scripture (as the Bible, the Qor`ān, etc.):—dharm-tulā, s.f. 'The scales of religion'; weighing or considering religion for the purpose of enquiry:—dharm-tyāg, s.f. Abandonment of religion, apostasy; abandonment of virtue, or duty, etc.:—dharmtyāgī, s.m. An apostate; a renegade:—dharmjnān, vulg. dharm-gyān, s.m. The knowledge of moral, legal, and religious duty:—dharma-jna, vulg. dharma-gya, adj. Knowing the law or what is right, knowing (one's) duty, conversant with virtue:—dharm-ćārī, adj. & s.m. (f. -inī), Observing the law, fulfilling (one's) duties, practising virtue, virtuous, dutiful, moral;—one who is observant of religion or duty, etc.; an honest spouse:—dharm-ćārinī, s.f. A dutiful and virtuous wife:—dharm-ćintan, s.m., ordharm-ćintā, s.f. Pondering on the law or duty, study of virtue, consideration of moral duties, virtuous reflection:—dharm-dās, s.m. lit. 'Slave of duty,' etc.; an attendant upon a temple:—dharm-droh, s.m. Violation of law or right, injustice, oppression:—dharm-drohī, adj. & s.m. Violating the law, or right, etc., wicked, immoral;—a wicked or unjust man, an infidel; a villain:—dharm-divā-kar, s.m. An epithet of the chief light of a religion; e.g. Christ, Rāma, Moḥammad, etc.:—dharm-dūt, s.m. A messenger in the cause of religion:—dharmdhārī, adj. & s.m. Supporting or maintaining justice or the law, etc., virtuous, just, moral;—a maintainer of justice, etc.:—dharmdhvajor dharm-dhvajī, adj. & s.m. Displaying the flag or colours of religion;—one who makes a livelihood by assumed devotion, a religious hypocrite or impostor:—dharm-ḍhīhā, s.m. A mass or accumulation of dharm, q.v.:—dharmrāj, dharm-rā`e, s.m. 'King of justice,' just king; an epithet of Yama or Pluto, and of Yudhishṭhir, and of Arjun;—a king (in general); (for dharm-rājya), a kingdom where justice is administered; ruling justly:—dharmrāj karnā, To rule justly:—dharm-rakshā, s.f. Fostering religion, or law, etc.; zeal for religion (whether ceremonial or otherwise):—dharmrakshak, s.m. A guardian or patron of law, or justice, or religion:—dharm-rūp, dharm-rūpī, adj. Having the form of virtue, etc., consisting of, or replete with, virtue; virtuous, righteous:—dharm-rodhī, adj. Obstructing the law, opposed to law or virtue, illegal, immoral;—a lawbreaker, etc.:—dharm-rīt, s.f. Religious ceremonies or customs:—dharm-sālā, s.m.=dharm-śālā, q.v.:—dharm-sabhā, s.f. A court of justice, tribunal; an assembly of pious persons; a religious society:—dharm-stambh, s.m. 'Pillar of righteousness'; an epithet of a very religious man:—dharm-sthal, s.m. 'Place of justice'; name of a town:—dharm-samāj, s.f. A religious society (=dharm-sabhā):—dharmsambandhī, adj. & s.m. Of or relating to religion, etc.;—anything inherent in or relating to religion:—dharm-sanhitā, s.f. A code or collection of laws (especially the work of some saint or divine person, as Manu, etc.):—dharmsūy, s.m. Sacrifice, religious oblation:—dharmse, adv. In good faith, honestly; solemnly:—dharm-setu, s.m. 'Barrier of justice'; an epithet of Śiva; name of a son of Aryak:—dharm-śāstr, s.m. A body or code of laws (esp. the code of Hindūlaw), jurisprudence:—dharm-śāstrīya, adj. Of or relating to the code of Hindūlaw; lawful:—dharm-śālā, s.f. A court of justice; an edifice erected for pious purposes, a charitable institution, hospital, alms-house, monastery, a place of rest for travellers and pilgrims;—dharm-sīl, adj. Of a virtuous disposition, virtuous, just, pious:—dharm-śīlatā, s.f. or dharm-śīlatva, s.m. Piety of disposition; virtuousness:—dharm-kā, adj. (f. -ī), Adopted by law; of or relating to law:—dharm-kāj, s.m., or dharm-kārya, s.m., or dharmkriyā(vulg. kiryā), s.f., or dharm-karm, s.m. A religious or virtuous act, work of merit, religious duty or exercise, any indispensable act of religion; righteous conduct, acting according to law:—dharm karnā, To perform a duty; to do justice; to practise virtue, do good; to give alms:—dharm-kshetr, s.m. The department or province of the law;—name of a plain in the north-west of India near Dehli (the scene of the great battle between the Kurus and Pāṇḍus, commonly called Kurukshetr):—dharm kamānā, v.n. To store up treasure in the future world by good works and a virtuous life, to work out (one's) salvation:—dharm khānā, v.n.=dharm uṭhānā, q.v.:—dharm-granth, s.m. The book of the law, the sacred scriptures (as the Bible, the Vedas, the Qor`ān, etc.; syn. dharm-pustak):—dharm-gurū, s.m. A teacher of religion, etc.:—dharm-grahaṇ, s.m. Observance of moral or religious precepts, accepting or following the law:—dharm-gaur, s.m. A Brāhman or Gaur:—dharm-gyān, s.m.=dharma-jnān, q.v.;—dharmmūrtti, dharam-mūrat, s.m. 'Image of righteousness,' an epithetof respect (used by Brāhmans, etc. in addressing a Rājāor a Vaiśya):—dharm-mūl, s.m. The foundation of Hindūlaw and religion; the Vedas:—dharmamay, adj. Consisting of law or virtue, made up or replete with virtue; moral, righteous:—dharm-nibandh, s.m. Attachment to virtue or religion, piety, virtue:—dharm-nibandhī, adj. Attached to virtue; engaged in religious duties; pious, holy:—dharm-nish-patti, s.f. Fulfilment or discharge of duty, moral or religious observance; duty:—dharm-nishṭh, s.m. The ordinances of religion:—dharm-nishṭhā, s.f. Firmness in religion; steadfastness in virtue:—dharm-vādī, adj. Discussing the law or duty; contending or talking about religion:—dharmvān, adj. Endowed with virtue, virtuous, pious, upright, just, lawful:—dharmopadeś, vulg.dharm-upadeś(˚ma+up˚), s.m. Instruction in law or duty; a discourse on religion; moral or religious instruction:—dharmopadeśak, vulg. dharm-upadeśak, s.m. A teacher of the law, a gurūor spiritual preceptor:—dharmvat, dharm-vant, adj.=dharm-vān, q.v.:—dharm-vivād, s.m. Contention or dispute about religion:—dharm-vivāh, s.m. A legal marriage (it is of five kinds, viz. Brāhma, Daiva, Arsha, Gandharb, and Prājapatya):—dharm-vivećan, s.m. Judicial investigation:—dharm-vetā, s.m. One who is acquainted with the law and religion:—dharm-hīn, adj. Devoid of religion or virtue, unrighteous, faithless, worthless:—dharm-yuddh, s.m. A religious war, a crusade:—haṭ-dharm, adj. Lawless, irreligious, faithless:—haṭ-dharmī, s.f. Irreligion, faithlessness.