अहिंसा

See also: अंहस्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā).

Noun

अहिंसा • (ahiṅsā) f (Urdu spelling اهنسا‎)

  1. (literally) nonviolence
  2. harmlessness
  3. security
  4. safeness

References
  • John T. Platts (accessed 08-10-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎

Sanskrit

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ हिंसा (hiṃsā).

Noun

अहिंसा • (ahiṃsā) f

  1. nonviolence
  2. harmlessness
  3. security, safety

Antonyms

References
  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 125
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