Meaning of Dharma -

“Dharm” it’s not Religion. In fact in every Religion there is Dharma but in Dharma there is no Religion. In Dharma the whole mankind, God and the Universe persists. 

Dharma, which is a body of laws based on custom as well as tradition, supposedly of divine origin”.

or it can be said it is the constitution or Magna carta of all human being prepared by Supreme Lord God. Without it no religion can flourish.  

Though usually the word ‘Dharm’ is synonymously used with the word ‘Religion’ but they are totally different.

If we dig deeper we find there is no exact English translation of the word ‘Dharm’ as there is no such word or alternative available in the English dictionary so people started using the word ‘religion’ for Dharm.

In short ‘Religion’ means ‘the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. 

‘Dharm’ means ‘righteousness in word, action and thought.

Definition of Dharm in Sanskrit “Dharma Iti Dharait”. 

means whatever we (I, Forefather, society, Race) Regenerate or Embrace or Hold or Assume or Adopt is Dharma. In it Custom and culture is also involve. 

In Dharma - Dharma is accumulated habits, attitudes, and beliefs of a group or Big area of people that define for them their general behavior and way of life. 

In another words learned behavior of people, which includes their belief, systems, languages, their social relationships, their institutions and organizations, and their material goods-food, clothing, buildings, tools and machines there whole life style.

Swami Vivekananda says - "Doing well to other is dharma, injuring others is sin or adharm. 

Strength and manliness are Dharm, weakness and cowardice is sin or Adharm. Independence is Dharm, dependence is Adharm or sin. Loving others is Dharm, hating others is sin. Faith in God and in one's own Self is Dharm, doubt is sin. Knowledge of oneness is Dharm, seeing diversity is sin or Adharm".