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/ʃɑːnti/ · interjection
(Hinduism) A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul..
[lines 431–432, page 49] Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. / Shantih shantih shantih […] [page 64, note 433] Shantih. Repeated as here, a formal ending to a Upanishad. "The Peace which passeth understanding" is a feeble translation of the content of this word.
Om Shanti Shanti Om
Use shanti when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shanti means (Hinduism) A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul..
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[lines 431–432, page 49] Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. / Shantih shantih shantih […] [page 64, note 433] Shantih. Repeated as here, a formal ending to a Upanishad. "The Peace which passeth understanding" is a feeble translation of the content of this word.
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