dharmsala

English

Alternative forms

• dharamshala
• dharmshala

Etymology

From Hindi धर्मशाला (dharmaśālā), from Sanskrit.

Noun

dharmsala (plural dharmsalas)

1. (historical, India) A charitable or religious house, especially a resthouse for travellers.
   • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 2:

     The corridor was paved and wayfarers used it as a dharamshala.