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	'''Dharmo Rakshati ~~Rakshita~~''' ({{~~Lang-~~sa\|धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः}}; [[IAST]]: ''dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ'') is a popular Sanskrit phrase<ref>Vidyāprakāśānandagirisvāmi. Gita Makaranda. India: Sri Suka Brahma Ashram, 1980.</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Tripathy \|first1=Dr Preeti \|title=Indian Religions: Tradition, History and Culture \|publisher=Axis Publications \|isbn=978-93-80376-17-2 \|url=https://~~www~~.google.~~co.in~~/books~~/edition/Indian_Religions/lixAAQAAIAAJ~~?hl=en&~~gbpv=1&bsq~~=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah~~&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&printsec=frontcover~~ \|language=en}}</ref> mentioned in [[Mahabharata]]<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Shaji \|first1=U. S. \|title=Studies in Hindu Religion \|publisher=Cyber Tech Publications \|isbn=978-81-7884-386-5 \|url=https://~~www~~.google.~~co.in~~/books~~/edition/Studies_in_Hindu_Religion/ER0wAQAAIAAJ~~?hl=~~en&gbpv=1~~&~~bsq~~=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah~~&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&printsec=frontcover~~ \|access-date=3 January 2021 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=FE /><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Runzo \|first1=Joseph \|last2=Martin \|first2=Nancy M. \|last3=Sharma \|first3=Arvind \|title=Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions \|publisher=Oneworld Publications \|isbn=978-1-85168-309-3 \|url=https://~~www~~.google.~~co.in~~/books~~/edition/Human_Rights_and_Responsibilities_in_the/kRPXAAAAMAAJ~~?hl=en&~~gbpv=1&bsq~~=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah~~&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&printsec=frontcover~~ \|access-date=3 January 2021 \|language=en}}</ref> and [[Manusmriti]] verse 8.15. It can be loosely translated as "those who protect ~~the Dharma are protected by the Dharma~~."<ref name="Wisdomlib">{{Cite web \|title=Manusmriti Verse 8.15 \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc200908.html \|website=wisdomlib.org \|access-date=9 December 2020 \|date=9 December 2016}}</ref> The closest synonyms for [[Dharma]] in English are righteousness and ethics.<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Glener \|first1=Doug \|last2=Komaragiri \|first2=Sarat \|title=Wisdom's Blossoms: Tales of the Saints of India \|publisher=Shambhala Publications \|isbn=978-0-8348-2938-1 \|url=https://~~www~~.google.~~co.in~~/books~~/edition/Wisdom_s_Blossoms/9COXAgAAQBAJ~~?hl=~~en&gbpv=1~~&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&pg=PT156~~&printsec=frontcove~~ \|access-date=3 January 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah''' ({{Langx\|sa\|धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः}}; [[IAST]]: ''dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ'') is a popular Sanskrit phrase<ref>Vidyāprakāśānandagirisvāmi. Gita Makaranda. India: Sri Suka Brahma Ashram, 1980.</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Tripathy \|first1=Dr Preeti \|title=Indian Religions: Tradition, History and Culture \|year=2010 \|publisher=Axis Publications \|isbn=978-93-80376-17-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lixAAQAAIAAJ&q=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah \|language=en}}</ref> mentioned in the [[Mahabharata]]<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Shaji \|first1=U. S. \|title=Studies in Hindu Religion \|year=2008 \|publisher=Cyber Tech Publications \|isbn=978-81-7884-386-5 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ER0wAQAAIAAJ&q=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah \|access-date=3 January 2021 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=FE /><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Runzo \|first1=Joseph \|last2=Martin \|first2=Nancy M. \|last3=Sharma \|first3=Arvind \|title=Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions \|date=August 2003 \|publisher=Oneworld Publications \|isbn=978-1-85168-309-3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kRPXAAAAMAAJ&q=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah \|access-date=3 January 2021 \|language=en}}</ref> and [[Manusmriti]] verse 8.15. It can be loosely translated as "[[Dharma]] protects those who protect it".<ref name="Wisdomlib">{{Cite web \|title=Manusmriti Verse 8.15 \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc200908.html \|website=wisdomlib.org \|access-date=9 December 2020 \|date=9 December 2016}}</ref> The closest synonyms for Dharma in English are righteousness and ethics.<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Glener \|first1=Doug \|last2=Komaragiri \|first2=Sarat \|title=Wisdom's Blossoms: Tales of the Saints of India \|date=12 November 2002 \|publisher=Shambhala Publications \|isbn=978-0-8348-2938-1 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9COXAgAAQBAJ&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&pg=PT156 \|access-date=3 January 2021 \|language=en}}</ref> It is the motto of the [[Research and Analysis Wing]], [[National Law School of India University]] and the [[Hindutva]] organisation [[Vishwa Hindu Parishad]].<ref>{{cite journal \| last=Bhatt \| first=Chetan \| title=Dharmo rakshati rakshitah : Hindutva movements in the UK \| journal=Ethnic and Racial Studies \| volume=23 \| issue=3 \| date=2000 \| issn=0141-9870 \| doi=10.1080/014198700328999 \| pages=559–593}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \| last=Mukta \| first=Parita \| title=The public face of Hindu nationalism \| journal=Ethnic and Racial Studies \| volume=23 \| issue=3 \| date=2000 \| issn=0141-9870 \| doi=10.1080/014198700328944 \| pages=442–466}}</ref><ref name=FE>{{Cite news \|title=Shloka Shock: A verse from religious text not always just religious \|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/shloka-shock-a-verse-from-religious-text-not-always-just-religious/1459840/ \|access-date=3 January 2021 \|work=The Financial Express \|date=31 January 2019}}</ref>
			==Scriptures==
	The phrase is a part of a ~~full~~ Manusmriti verse that says:		The phrase is part of a Manusmriti verse that says:

	{{quote\|dharma eva hato hanti '''dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ''' tasmād dharmo na hantavyo mā no dharmo hato'vadhīt\|Manusmriti 8.15}}		{{quote\|dharma eva hato hanti '''dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ''' tasmād dharmo na hantavyo mā no dharmo hato'vadhīt\|Manusmriti 8.15}}
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	{{quote\|धर्म एव हतो हन्ति '''धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः''' तस्माद्धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत्}}		{{quote\|धर्म एव हतो हन्ति '''धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः''' तस्माद्धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत्}}

	The ~~English translation of the quote~~ by ~~Ganganath Jha~~ is ~~"Justice~~, [[~~wiktionary:blight\|blight~~]]ed, ~~blights; and justice~~, ~~preserved~~, ~~preserves; hence justice should not be blighted~~, ~~lest blighted justice blight~~ us."<ref ~~name="Wisdomlib"~~ />		The Manusmriti was first translated by Sir William Jones in 1776 for making legal provisions for Hindus in British India including other Sanskrit religious books.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=भारत में क्यों कहा जाता है, 'धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः'? \|url=https://www.nastik.in/2019/04/why-in-india-people-say-dharmo-rakshati-rakshitah-hindi.html \|access-date=2022-06-09 \|website=Nastik Bharat}}</ref>

			This phrase is also found in the Mahabharata.<ref>Srimat Maharshi Vedvyas pranit Mahabharat Sachitra Saral Hindi Anuvad; Gita Press, Gorakhpur.</ref> It is mentioned three times.

			In the Vana Parva (Araneya Parvadhyaya) Yudhishthira said to a [[yaksha]] -
			{{quote\|धर्म एव हतो हन्ति '''धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः''' ⁠। तस्माद् धर्मं न त्यजामि मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत् ⁠।⁠। - Mahabharata 3.313.128 Gita Press Hindi Translation}}
			{{quote\|He who sacrifices virtue is himself destroyed. And he that preserves it is himself preserved. I, therefore, do not sacrifice virtue, considering that if destroyed, it will destroy us.}}
			This translation is from M. N. Dutt's Mahabharata.<ref>A Prose English translation of the Mahabharata: translated literally from the original Sanskrit Text by Manmatha Nath Dutt; 1895.</ref> In that book, this verse is found in 3.312.128.

			A slightly different verse is mentioned in the Anushasana Parva.

			{{quote\|धर्म एव हतो हन्ति '''धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः''' ⁠। तस्माद् धर्मो न हन्तव्यः पार्थिवेन विशेषतः ⁠।⁠। - Mahabharata 13.145.2 Gita Press, Hindi Translation}}

			It is also mentioned in Mahabharata 3.30.8 Gita Press, Hindi Translation.

			==See also==

	~~It is the motto of~~ [[~~Research and Analysis Wing~~]]~~, the Indian foreign intelligence agency and~~ [[~~National Law School of India University~~]].<ref name=FE>{{Cite news \|title=Shloka Shock: A verse from religious text not always just religious \|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/shloka-shock-a-verse-from-religious-text-not-always-just-religious/1459840/ \|access-date=3 January 2021 \|work=The Financial Express \|date=31 January 2019}}</ref>		* [[Ahimsa#The_Epics\|Ahimsa Paramo Dharma]]
			* [[Yato Dharmastato Jayah]]

	==References==		==References==
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'''Dharmo Rakshati Rakshita''' ({{Lang-sa|धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः}}; [[IAST]]: ''dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ'') is a popular Sanskrit phrase<ref>Vidyāprakāśānandagirisvāmi. Gita Makaranda. India: Sri Suka Brahma Ashram, 1980.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Tripathy |first1=Dr Preeti |title=Indian Religions: Tradition, History and Culture |publisher=Axis Publications |isbn=978-93-80376-17-2 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indian_Religions/lixAAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> mentioned in [[Mahabharata]]<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Shaji |first1=U. S. |title=Studies in Hindu Religion |publisher=Cyber Tech Publications |isbn=978-81-7884-386-5 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Studies_in_Hindu_Religion/ER0wAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&printsec=frontcover |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=FE /><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Runzo |first1=Joseph |last2=Martin |first2=Nancy M. |last3=Sharma |first3=Arvind |title=Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions |publisher=Oneworld Publications |isbn=978-1-85168-309-3 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Human_Rights_and_Responsibilities_in_the/kRPXAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&printsec=frontcover |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Manusmriti]] verse 8.15. It can be loosely translated as "those who protect the Dharma are protected by the Dharma."<ref name="Wisdomlib">{{Cite web |title=Manusmriti Verse 8.15 |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/manusmriti-with-the-commentary-of-medhatithi/d/doc200908.html |website=wisdomlib.org |access-date=9 December 2020 |date=9 December 2016}}</ref> The closest synonyms for [[Dharma]] in English are righteousness and ethics.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Glener |first1=Doug |last2=Komaragiri |first2=Sarat |title=Wisdom's Blossoms: Tales of the Saints of India |publisher=Shambhala Publications |isbn=978-0-8348-2938-1 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Wisdom_s_Blossoms/9COXAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dharmo+Rakshati+Rakshitah&pg=PT156&printsec=frontcove |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

The phrase is a part of a full Manusmriti verse that says:

{{quote|dharma eva hato hanti '''dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ''' tasmād dharmo na hantavyo mā no dharmo hato'vadhīt|Manusmriti 8.15}}

{{quote|धर्म एव हतो हन्ति '''धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः''' तस्माद्धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत्}}

The English translation of the quote by Ganganath Jha is "Justice, [[wiktionary:blight|blight]]ed, blights; and justice, preserved, preserves; hence justice should not be blighted, lest blighted justice blight us."<ref name="Wisdomlib" />

It is the motto of [[Research and Analysis Wing]], the Indian foreign intelligence agency and [[National Law School of India University]].<ref name=FE>{{Cite news |title=Shloka Shock: A verse from religious text not always just religious |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/shloka-shock-a-verse-from-religious-text-not-always-just-religious/1459840/ |access-date=3 January 2021 |work=The Financial Express |date=31 January 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Sanskrit mottos]]
[[Category:Mahabharata]]
<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shetty |first1=Jay |title=think like a monk: train your mind for peace and purpose every day |date=September 2020 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9780008355562 |pages=99}}</ref>

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