Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanatana dharma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
sanatana d-har-ma
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hinduism.

Indian usage

name

Orthodox and traditionalist Hinduism.

Indian usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सनातन धर्म (sanātana dharma, “the eternal way, the eternal law”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: सनातन धर्म

Usage

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Questions

What does sanatana dharma mean?
Hinduism.
Where does sanatana dharma come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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