English Explanatory Dictionary

sarvodaya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A philosophy that emphasises socioeconomic equality, non-violence and community development.
name
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Word forms

sarvodaya Sarvoday

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati સર્વોદય (sarvodya, “progress of all”), from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) + उदय (udaya). Coined by Mahatma Gandhi in his Gujarati translation of John Ruskin's Unto This Last.

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