Etymology

satyagraha

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Today it means: The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence. Full definition →

Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ ← Hindi सत्याग्रह ← Sanskrit सत्याग्रह
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromसत्याग्रह
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromसत्याग्रह
  3. Gujarati · borrowed fromસત્યાગ્રહ
  4. English todaysatyagraha

Either borrowed from Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ (satyāgrah) or from Hindi सत्याग्रह (satyāgrah), ultimately from Sanskrit सत्याग्रह (satyāgraha) (in turn, composed of सत्य (satya, “truth”) + आग्रह (āgraha, “persistence”)).

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