The Sanskrit term Dharmaniṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Dharmanistha or Dharmanishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Dharmaniṣṭha (धर्मनिष्ठ) refers to “indulging in pious activities” (as opposed to Adharmaniṣṭha—“those indulging in evil activities”), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.6 (“Prayer to Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to the Gods: “O lord of gods, all the intentions of the gods have been understood by me now. The power of Viṣṇu’s magic and that of the intelligent Nārada has been known. O most excellent of the gods, there is no doubt in this that I will destroy the three cities of the Asuras if they persist in indulging in evil activities (adharmaniṣṭha). [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dharmaniṣṭha (धर्मनिष्ठ).—a. devoted to religion or virtue; श्रीमन्तः पान्तु पृथ्वीं प्रशमित- रिपवो धर्मनिष्ठाश्च भूपाः (śrīmantaḥ pāntu pṛthvīṃ praśamita- ripavo dharmaniṣṭhāśca bhūpāḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.61.

Dharmaniṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and niṣṭha (निष्ठ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dharmaniṣṭha (धर्मनिष्ठ).—[adjective] grounded on or devoted to virtue.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dharmaniṣṭha (धर्मनिष्ठ):—[=dharma-niṣṭha] [from dharma > dhara] mfn. grounded on or devoted to virtue, [Mṛcchakaṭikā x, 53.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dharmaniṣṭha (ಧರ್ಮನಿಷ್ಠ):—[noun] a man being loyal and faithful to his religion; an ardent follower of one’s religion.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nishtha, Dharma, Tarma.

Ends with: Adharmanishtha.

Full-text: Nishtha.

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