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| Concept | Key Fact | RPSC Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Karmavada | Every action has moral consequences returning to the actor | Internal accountability 2/5-mark |
| Rit | Vedic cosmic moral order (Rigveda); precursor to Dharma; Varuna as guardian | Rit vs Dharma Q |
| Rin | Debt: Deva Rin (nature), Pitru Rin (ancestors), Rishi Rin (knowledge) | Administrative obligation Q |
| Tri-Rin | Three primordial debts; manushya Rin = debt to humanity | Service as debt-repayment |
| Purushartha | Four aims: Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha; Dharma overarches all | Framework Q |
| Svadharma | One's own contextual duty (role/station) — Bhagavad Gita 3.35 | Duty ethics Q |
| Nishkama Karma | Action without attachment to outcomes — Gita 3.19 | Ideal civil servant Q |
| Shubha | Good = conducive to Dharma + Sarva-hita + spiritual growth | Ethics of the good Q |
| Sreya vs Preya | Sreya = truly good (wisdom); Preya = merely pleasant — Katha Upanishad | Ethical choice Q |
| Sadguna | Virtues: Satya, Ahimsa, Asteya, Aparigraha, Daya, Dhairya | Virtue list 2-mark |
| Yamas (Patanjali) | Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Aparigraha | Virtue ethics source |
| Trigunas | Sattvic (pure), Rajasic (passionate), Tamasic (inert) | Character types Q |
| Sthitaprajna | Steadily wise person — Gita Chapter 2; administrative ideal | Leadership ideal |
| Abhyasa | Repeated practice — Gita 6.35; virtues formed through habit | Virtue cultivation |
| Sarva Bhavantu Sukhinah | "May all be happy" — Vedic ideal of collective good | Highest political good |