This word is used in dharma literature to denote the polar opposite of dharma, which refers to the basic principles that help to maintain society.
- Although adharma may refer to a specific unjust act, it more broadly refers to a state of things in which society has been totally corrupted.
- The principles that hold society together have been subverted, overthrown, or disregarded, making such specific unrighteous acts conceivable, if not probable.
