Meanings
satyagraha1
plural satyagrahas
- IndiaSouth AsiauncountableusuallyThe policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
We also discussed whether the campaign should follow the Gandhian principles of non-violence or what the Mahatma called satyagraha, a non-violence that seeks to conquer through conversion.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 146
Satyagraha2
plural Satyagrahas
- uncountableusuallyAlternative letter-case form of satyagraha.
Origin
- Sanskritसत्याग्रह
- Hindiसत्याग्रह
- Gujaratiસત્યાગ્રહ
- Englishsatyagraha
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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