सन्तोषsantoṣa

सन्तोष (santoṣa) is a Sanskrit word meaning content personified as a son of Dharma and Tushti, the thumb and forefinger, joy, pleasure, and satisfaction, joy or happiness.

Etymology: E. सम् intensitive prefix, तुष to be pleased, aff. घञ्
Definitions: 4

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Dual meaning: Positive emotion and Thumb/Fore-finger

4 definitions

1. Joy, pleasure, and satisfaction. 2. The thumb and forefinger.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Joy or happiness. 2. The thumb and forefinger.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Joy, pleasure, and satisfaction. 2. The thumb and forefinger.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Satisfaction, contentedness, happiness, delight, joy, or pleasure 2. Content personified as a son of Dharma and Tushti 3. The thumb and forefinger

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.