# सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda)

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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 — E. sat being present, cit intellect, and ānanda happiness; the external source of wisdom and happiness
- **SLP1:** `saccidAnanda`  **IAST:** saccidānanda  **Devanagari:** सच्चिदानन्द
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccid%C4%81nanda
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sachchidananda/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Brahman / Supreme Spirit (5 definitions)
- existence, thought, and joy, an epithet of the supreme spirit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सच्चिद् (saccid) — आनन्द (—ānanda) n. (pure) ‘Existence and Thought and Joy’, N. of the One self-existing Spirit (= Brahmă), Up.; Pañcar. &c. [ ID=229668 ]
- Brahma or the Supreme Spirit  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) [Printed book page 882 ] सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) n. ( - न्दं (-ndaṃ) ) BRAHMA, or the Supreme Spirit. E. सत् (sat) being present, चित् (cit) intellect, and आनन्द (ānanda) happiness; the external source of wisdom and happiness. [ ID=40002 ]
- 1. Brahma. 2. The good, wise, and happy being.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) [Printed book page 802-b ] स - च्चिदा - नन्द (sa-ccidā-nanda) ( न्दं ) ((ndaṃ)) 1. n. Brahma; the good, wise, and happy being. [ ID=39686 ]
- 1. The Supreme Spirit or Brahma. 2. Being, consciousness, and bliss.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) [Printed book page 751-b ] सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) n. ( - न्दं (-ndaṃ) ) 1. BRAHMĀ, or the Supreme Spirit. 2. Entity, knowledge and joy. E. सत् (sat) being present, चित् (cit) intellect, and आनन्द (ānanda) happiness; the external source of wisdom and happiness. [ ID=41987 ]
- Brahman or the Supreme Spirit  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) [Printed book page 0993-b ] सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) saccidānanda, i. e. sant ( vb. 1. as ), -cit-ānanda, n. Brah- man, or the Supreme Spirit, Vedāntas. in Chr. 202, 3. [ ID=15358 ]

### Adjective: Consisting of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss (2 definitions)
- consisting of existence, thought, and joy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सच्चिद् (saccid) — आनन्द (—ānanda) mfn. consisting of ex° and th° and joy [ ID=229667 ]
- consisting of existence, thought, and joy  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) a. consisting of existence, thought, and joy (ph.). [ ID=34276 ]

### The Triad: Existence, Consciousness, Bliss (2 definitions)
- existence, thought, and joy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1135,1] सच्चिद् (saccid) — आनन्द (—ānanda) m. pl. existence and thought and joy [ ID=229666 ]
- existence, thought, and joy  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) [Printed book page 577 ] 1 सच्चिदानन्द (saccidānanda) n. pl. existence, thought, and joy (ph.). [ ID=34275 ]

### Vishnu as Saccidānanda (1 definition)
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Viṣṇu as identified with Brahmă, MW. [ ID=229669 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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