Righteousness

NEVER ധര്‍മ്മം, the Malayalam cognate of Sanskrit dharma, carrying the same cosmic-duty connotation found elsewhere in South Asia. നീതി (justice/rightness) is comparatively less loaded in Malayalam than in Hindi, since it is also Kerala’s standard ethical/legal-justice term, but the doctrinal sense — right standing before God received through faith, not a duty performed — must still be made explicit.