Moral in Malayalam

When moral means the lesson a story leaves behind, Malayalam uses സാരോപദേശം (saaropadesham), the gist of the advice being given. For moral in the sense of right conduct, writers switch instead to the dharma family of words.

Most common translation

സാരോപദേശം (saaropadesham)

Important teaching or advice, gist of the advice, moral.

കഥയുടെ അവസാനം ഒരു സാരോപദേശം ഉണ്ട്.

kathayude avasaanam oru saaropadesham undu.

There is a moral at the end of the story.

All Malayalam words for “moral”

സാരോപദേശം (saaropadesham) is the moral of a tale, ഋതം (ritham) is moral law understood as truth, ചാരിത്രം (charithram) narrows to chastity, and compounds such as ധര്‍മ്മനുഷ്ഠാനം (dharmmanushtaanam) name the observance of moral duty.

Common questions

How do you say moral in Malayalam?

Use സാരോപദേശം (saaropadesham) for the moral of a story.

Is any of these the adjective moral?

Not exactly; moral conduct is carried by dharma words like ധര്‍മ്മിഷ്ഠന്‍ (dharmmishtan), a person who keeps the moral law.