Shantimarga, Śāntimārga, Shanti-marga: 1 definition

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Shantimarga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śāntimārga can be transliterated into English as Santimarga or Shantimarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śāntimārga (शान्तिमार्ग).—the life peaceful and leading to मोक्ष (mokṣa); तदुपहितकुटुम्बः शान्तिमार्गोत्सुकोऽभूत् (tadupahitakuṭumbaḥ śāntimārgotsuko'bhūt) R.7.71.

Derivable forms: śāntimārgaḥ (शान्तिमार्गः).

Śāntimārga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śānti and mārga (मार्ग).

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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.

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