Dharma is the individual’s natural, selfless duty, a responsibility towards self, parents, family, society, community, environment, and humanity. There is no equivalent English translation for the Ancient Sanskriţ word ‘Dharma’. Ðharma is pronounced as Dh-r-m. Dharma is divine in origin and deals with universal natural principles. The connotations are spiritual and metaphysical. Mahàbhàraţa (12-31-7) described Dharma as follows: