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सच्चिदानन्दsaccidānanda

सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) is a Sanskrit word meaning existence, thought, and joy, an epithet of Vishnu, Brahma or the Supreme Spirit, the good, wise, and happy being, the Supreme Spirit or Brahma, being, consciousness, and bliss. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Brahman / Supreme Spirit, Adjective: Consisting of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, The Triad: Existence, Consciousness, Bliss.

Etymology
E. सत् being present, चित् intellect, and आनन्द happiness; the external source of wisdom and happiness
Definitions
10
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Meanings by context

Brahman / Supreme Spirit

5 definitions
existence, thought, and joy, an epithet of the supreme spirit

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Brahma or the Supreme Spirit

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Brahma. 2. The good, wise, and happy being.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The Supreme Spirit or Brahma. 2. Being, consciousness, and bliss.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brahman or the Supreme Spirit

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adjective: Consisting of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss

2 definitions
consisting of existence, thought, and joy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

consisting of existence, thought, and joy

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Triad: Existence, Consciousness, Bliss

2 definitions
existence, thought, and joy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

existence, thought, and joy

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vishnu as Saccidānanda

1 definition
an epithet of Vishnu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.