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Where does “सत्याग्रह” come from?

सत्याग्रह (Hindi) comes from Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ, from Gujarati આગ્રહ, from Sanskrit आग्रह — inclination towards, whim; insistence,...

सत्याग्रह (Hindi): satyagraha: civil disobedience, nonviolent...

Definitions

  1. satyagraha: civil disobedience, nonviolent...

Ancestry of “सत्याग्रह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiસત્યાગ્રહ—
2Gujaratiઆગ્રહinsistence, persistence, obstinacy; pressure
3Sanskritआग्रहinclination towards, whim; insistence,...
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