# सदाशिव (sadāśiva)

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सदाशिव (sadāśiva) is a Sanskrit word meaning always kind, happy or prosperous, an epithet of Shiva, the name of various authors and other men, an epithet of Durga, overkind. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Name/Epithet of God Śiva, Always Kind/Auspicious (Adjective), Name of God Vighneśvara (Ganesha).

- **Etymology:** E. सदा always, शिव auspicious — E. sadā always, śiva auspicious
- **SLP1:** `sadASiva`  **IAST:** sadāśiva  **Devanagari:** सदाशिव
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadashiva
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sadashiva/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सादाशिव (sādāśiva), सदाशिवा (sadāśivā)

## Meanings by context

### Name/Epithet of God Śiva (7 definitions)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सदा (sadā) — शिव (—śiva) m. N. of Śiva ( - ता (-tā) f. ), Rājat.; BhP. [ ID=230817 ]
- 1. Overkind. 2. An epithet of Shiva.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सदाशिव (sadāśiva) [Printed book page 332-2 ] सदाशिव (sadāśiva) sadā-śiva, a. over kind etc. : m. ep. of Śiva. [ ID=18669 ]
- Shiva  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सदा (sadā) शिव (śiva) (sadāśiva) [Printed book page 887 ] सदा (sadā) शिव (śiva) (sadāśiva) m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) ŚIVA. E. सदा (sadā) always, शिव (śiva) auspicious. [ ID=40201 ]
- Shiva  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सदाशिव (sadāśiva) [Printed book page 807-b ] सदा - शिव (sadā-śiva) ( वः ) ((vaḥ)) 1. m. Shiva. [ ID=39896 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सदाशिव (sadāśiva) [Printed book page 752-07 ] सदा - शिव (sadā-śiva) m. an epithet of Śiva. [ ID=39453 ]
- Shiva  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सदा (sadā) शिव (śiva) (sadāśiva) [Printed book page 755-a ] सदा (sadā) शिव (śiva) (sadāśiva) m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) ŚIVA. E. सदा (sadā) always, शिव (śiva) auspicious. [ ID=42191 ]
- the Lord at Gokarnam worshipped by Bhagiratha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > सदाशिव (sadāśiva) [Printed book page 3-524 ] Sadāśiva (I) — the Lord at Gokarṇam worshipped by Bhagīratha. Br. III. 56, 17, 39; IV. 8. 33; 39. 120. [ ID=15275 ]

### Always Kind/Auspicious (Adjective) (3 definitions)
- always kind  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1139,3] सदा (sadā) — शिव (—śiva) mfn. alw° kind &c., TĀr.; NṛsUp. [ ID=230815 ]
- happy or prosperous  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > alw° happy or prosperous, MW. [ ID=230816 ]
- always kind or friendly  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सदाशिव (sadāśiva) [Printed book page 582 ] सदाशिव (sadāśiva) a. always kind or friendly. [ ID=34581 ]

### Name of God Vighneśvara (Ganesha) (1 definition)
- a name of Vighneshvara  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Sadāśiva (II) — a name of Vighneśvara. Br. IV. 44. 67; Vā. 62. 32. [ ID=15276 ]

### Name of Goddess Durgā (as Sadāśivā) (1 definition)
- an epithet of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 1139,3] सदा (sadā) — शिवा (—śivā) ( आ (ā) ), f. N. of Durgā, MBh. [ ID=230819 ]

### Name of Human Individuals (1 definition)
- the name of various authors and other men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सदा (sadā) — शिव (—śiva) m. of various authors and other men (also - कवि - राज - गो - स्वामिन् (-kavi-rāja-go-svāmin), - तीर्थ (-tīrtha), - त्रि - पा (pā) ठिन् (-tri-pāṭhin), - दीक्षित (-dīkṣita), - देव (-deva), - द्वि - वेदिन् (-dvi-vedin), - ब्रह्मे (-brahme) न्द्र (ndra), - भट्ट (-bhaṭṭa), - मुनि - सारस्वत (-muni-sārasvata), - मूलो (-mūlo) पा (pā) ख्य (khya), - शुक्ल (-śukla); ° वा (°vā) नन्द - नाथ (nanda-nātha), ° वा (°vā) नन्द - सरस्वती (nanda-sarasvatī), ° वे (°ve) न्द्र (ndra), ° वे (°ve) न्द्र (ndra)- सरस्वती (ndra-sarasvatī) ), Inscr.; Cat. [ ID=230818 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya 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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