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Roti — flat, unleavened bread

Ryot — a peasant

Sadavrata — place where alms or food is distributed
free to the poor

Sama Veda — one of the four Vedas

Samurai — feudal barons of Japan

Sangh — association

Sarvodaya — welfare of all

Satyagraha—lit. clinging to truth; civil or non-violent
resistance

Satyagrahi — civil or non-violent resister

Shankara — Hindu philosopher of the 8th century A. D.
who was an exponent of Advaita or absolute Non-
dualism

Shanti Dal — peace brigade

Rashtrabkasha — national language

Ravana — demon-king of Lanka who was destroyed by
Rama, prince of Ayodhya, for abducting Sit a, his
wife

Shastra — scripture

Shuddhi—lit. purification; conversion, especially re-
conversion, to Hindu religion

Shudra — member of the menial caste among Hindus

Sipahee — a soldier of the lowest rank In the Indian
army during the British regime

Sita — wife of Rama, the hero of the epic, Ramayana

Smritis — ancient Hindu law books

Sudama — an extremely poor class-mate of Krishna

Swaraj — self-government

Swadeshi — lit. of indigenous make; principle of using

only articles of indigenous make
Tabligh — propaganda and conversion to Islam
Tadgud—jaggery prepared from palm juice
i — See Toddy



	GLOSSARY 31/ Roti — flat, unleavened bread Ryot — a peasant Sadavrata — place where alms or food is distributed free to the poor Sama Veda — one of the four Vedas Samurai — feudal barons of Japan Sangh — association Sarvodaya — welfare of all Satyagraha—lit. clinging to truth; civil or non-violent resistance Satyagrahi — civil or non-violent resister Shankara — Hindu philosopher of the 8th century A. D. who was an exponent of Advaita or absolute Non- dualism Shanti Dal — peace brigade Rashtrabkasha — national language Ravana — demon-king of Lanka who was destroyed by Rama, prince of Ayodhya, for abducting Sit a, his wife Shastra — scripture Shuddhi—lit. purification; conversion, especially re- conversion, to Hindu religion Shudra — member of the menial caste among Hindus Sipahee — a soldier of the lowest rank In the Indian army during the British regime Sita — wife of Rama, the hero of the epic, Ramayana Smritis — ancient Hindu law books Sudama — an extremely poor class-mate of Krishna Swaraj — self-government Swadeshi — lit. of indigenous make; principle of using only articles of indigenous make Tabligh — propaganda and conversion to Islam Tadgud—jaggery prepared from palm juice i — See Toddy