# सत् (sat)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sat

सत् (sat) is a Sanskrit word meaning being, existing, occurring, happening, abiding in, belonging to, living, lasting, enduring, real, actual, or true.

- **Roots:** 1. अस् (1. as), कृ (kṛ), अस् (as)
- **Etymology:** E. अस् to be, aff. of the participle of the present tense शतृ । — E. as to be, aff. of the participle of the present tense śatṛ
- **SLP1:** `sat`  **IAST:** sat  **Devanagari:** सत्
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sat/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Other (66 definitions)
- being, existing, occurring, happening  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1134,2] सत् (sat) mf( सती (satī) )n. ( pr. p. of √ 1. अस् (as) ) being, existing, occurring, happening, being present ( सतो मे (sato me), ‘when I was present’; often connected with other participles or with an adverb, e.g. नाम्नि कृते सति (nāmni kṛte sati), ‘when the name has been given’; तथा सति (tathā sati), ‘if it be so’; also ibc., where sometimes = ‘possessed of’ cf. सत् (sat)- कल्पवृक्ष (sat-kalpavṛkṣa) ), RV. &c. &c. [ ID=229490 ]
- abiding in  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > abiding in ( loc. ), MBh. [ ID=229491 ]
- belonging to  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > belonging to ( gen. ), ŚBr. [ ID=229492 ]
- living  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > living, MuṇḍUp. [ ID=229493 ]
- lasting, enduring  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > lasting, enduring, Kāv.; RV. &c. &c. [ ID=229494 ]
- 1. Real, actual, or true. 2. Good, right, or proper. 3. Beautiful, wise, venerable, or honest.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > real, actual, as any one or anything ought to be, true, good, right ( तन् न सत् (tan na sat), ‘that is not right’), beautiful, wise, venerable, honest (often in comp. See below), RV. &c. &c. [ ID=229495 ]
- a being, in the plural, beings or creatures  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सत् (sat) m. a being, ( pl. ) beings, creatures, RV. &c. [ ID=229496 ]
- A good or wise man or sage.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a good or wise man, a sage, MBh.; R. [ ID=229497 ]
- good, honest, wise, or respectable people  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > good or honest or wise or respectable people, Mn.; MBh. &c. [ ID=229498 ]
- see the entry below  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 1134,2] सती (satī) a ( ई (ī) ), f., see सती (satī) below [ ID=229499 ]
- 1. Reality, existence, or essence. 2. The self-existent or Universal Spirit, Brahma.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सत् (sat) n. that which really is, entity or existence, essence, the true being or really existent (in the Vedānta, ‘the self-existent or Universal Spirit, Brahma’), RV. &c. &c. [ ID=229500 ]
- 1. That which is good, real, or true. 2. An advantage, reality, or truth.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > that which is good or real or true, good, advantage, reality, truth, ib. [ ID=229501 ]
- water  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > water, Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) i, 12 [ ID=229502 ]
- the terminations of the present participle  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in gram. ) the terminations of the present participle, Pāṇini (Author) iii, 2, 127 &c. [ ID=229503 ]
- well, right, fitly  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सत् (sat) ind. ( cf. सत् (sat)- (sat-) √ कृ (√kṛ) &c.) well, right, fitly. [ ID=229504 ]
- Being, existing, real, or true.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सत् (sat) [ cf. Gk. ὥν, ἐών for ἐσων; Lat. sens in ab-sens, præ-sens; sons, ‘guilty’, orig. ‘the real doer’; Lith. są̄s, ė́sąs; Slav. sy, sąšta.] [ ID=229504.1 ]
- Being, existing  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 1 Being, existing, existent; संतः स्वतः प्रकाशंते (saṃtaḥ svataḥ prakāśaṃte) गुणा न परतो नृणां (guṇā na parato nṛṇāṃ) Bhāminīvilāsa (Bombay) 1. 120; सत् (sat) कल्पवृक्षे वने (satkalpavṛkṣe vane) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 7. 12
- Real, essential, true  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 2 Real, essential, true
- Good, virtuous, chaste  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 3 Good, virtuous, chaste; सती (tī) सती (tī) योगविसृष्टदेहा (satī satī yogavisṛṣṭadehā) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 1. 21; Śakuntalā (Bombay) 5. 17
- Noble, worthy, high  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 4 Noble, worthy, high; as in सत् (sat) कुलम् (satkulam)
- Right, proper  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 5 Right, proper
- Best, excellent  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 6 Best, excellent
- Venerable, respectable  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 7 Venerable, respectable
- Wise, learned  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 8 Wise, learned
- Handsome, beautiful  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 9 Handsome, beautiful
- 1. Firm or steady. 2. A good or virtuous man or sage.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 10 Firm, steady. — m. A good or virtuous man, a sage; आदानं हि विसर्गाय (ādānaṃ hi visargāya) सतां वारिमुचामिव (satāṃ vārimucāmiva) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 4. 86; अविरतं (avirataṃ) परकार्यकृतां सतां मधुरिमातिशयेन (parakāryakṛtāṃ satāṃ madhurimātiśayena) वचोऽमृतं (vaco'mṛtaṃ) Bhāminīvilāsa (Bombay) 1. 113; Bhartṛhari’s three Śatakas (the figures 1., 2., 3. after Bh. denoting Śṛṅgāraº, Nītiº, and Vairāgyaº) 2. 78; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 10. — n
- That which really exists, entity, existence, or essence.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 1 That which really exists entity, existence, essence
- The really existent truth or reality.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 2 The really existent truth, reality
- Good  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 3 Good; as in सदसत् (sat) (sadasat) q. v
- Brahman or the Supreme Spirit  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 4 Brahman or the Supreme Spirit
- Water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1082-c ] सत् (sat) a. ( ती (tī) f. ) 5 Ved. Water. ( सत् (sat) कृ (satkṛ) means 1 to respect treat with respect, receive hospitably. 2 to honour, worship, adore 3 to adorn)
- 1. Done well or properly. 2. Treated hospitably or welcomed. 3. Respected, honored, or adored.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — कृत (kṛta) a. 1 done well or properly. 2 hospitably received or treated. 3 revered, respected, honoured. 4 worshipped, adored. 5 entertained. 6 welcomed. (
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तः (taḥ) ) an epithet of Śiva. (
- 1. Hospitality. 2. Respect. 3. Virtue or piety.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) ) 1 hospitality. 2 respect. 3 virtue, piety
- 1. Virtue or goodness. 2. Charity or virtuous action. 3. Hospitality or hospitable reception. 4. Courtesy or salutation. 5. A purificatory ceremony. 6. Funeral ceremonies or obsequies.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — क्रिया (kriyā) 1 virtue, goodness; शकुंतला (śakuṃtalā) मूर्तिमती च सत्क्रिया (kriyā) (mūrtimatī ca satkriyā) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 5. 15. 2 charity, good or virtuous action. 3 hospitality, hospitable reception; सत्क्रिया (kriyā) विशेषात् (satkriyāviśeṣāt) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 7. 4 courtesy, salutation. 5 any purificatory ceremony. 6 funeral ceremonies, obsequies
- possessed of good qualities, virtuous  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गुण (guṇa) a. ( सद्गुण (guṇa) (sadguṇa) ) possessed of good qualities, virtuous. (
- virtue, excellence, goodness  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — णः (ṇaḥ) ) virtue, excellence, goodness, good quality
- the Supreme Spirit  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — चिद् (cid) ( सच्चिद् (cid) (saccid) ) the Supreme Spirit. ° अंशः (°aṃśaḥ) a portion of existence and thought. ° आत्मन् (°ātman) m. the soul consisting of entity and thought. ° आनंदः (°ānaṃdaḥ) 1 ‘existence or entity, knowledge and joy’; an epithet of the Supreme Spirit or Brahman. 2 of Viṣṇu
- good, virtuous, respectable  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — जन (jana) a. ( सज्जन (jana) (sajjana) ) good, virtuous, respectable. (
- a good or virtuous man  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नः (naḥ) ) a good or virtuous man
- the son of a virtuous mother  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मातुरः (māturaḥ) ( सन्मातुरः (māturaḥ) (sanmāturaḥ) ) the son of a virtuous mother
- consisting of mere entity, the soul  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मात्रः (mātraḥ) ( सन्मात्रः (mātraḥ) (sanmātraḥ) ) ‘consisting of mere entity’, the soul
- esteem of the good  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मानः (mānaḥ) ( सन्मानः (mānaḥ) (sanmānaḥ) ) esteem of the good
- a good or faithful friend  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मित्रं (mitraṃ) ( सन्मित्रं (mitraṃ) (sanmitraṃ) ) a good or faithful friend
- of high birth  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — बंश (baṃśa) ( सद्बंश (baṃśa) (sadbaṃśa) ) a. of high birth
- 1. Well-behaved, virtuous, and upright. 2. Perfectly circular and well-rounded.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वृत्त (vṛtta) a. ( सद्वृत्त (vṛtta) (sadvṛtta) ) 1 well-behaved, wellconducted, virtuous, upright. 2 perfectly circular, well-rounded; सद्वृत्त (vṛtta) (sadvṛtta) ः स्तनमंडलस्तव कथं प्राणैर्मम (sadvṛttaḥ stanamaṃḍalastava kathaṃ prāṇairmama) क्रीडति (krīḍati) Gītagovinda 3 (where both senses are intended). (
- 1. Good or virtuous conduct. 2. An agreeable or amiable disposition.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त्त (tta) ) 1 good or virtuous conduct. 2 an agreeable or amiable disposition
- 1. Good-tempered. 2. Benevolent and kindly disposed towards others.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शील (śīla) ( सच्छील (sacchīla) ) a. 1 good-tempered. 2 benevolent, kindly disposed (towards others)
- association, contact, or union  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — संसर्गः, - संनिधानं, - संगः (saṃsargaḥ, -saṃnidhānaṃ, -saṃgaḥ)
- association with the good  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — संगतिः, - समागमः (saṃgatiḥ, -samāgamaḥ) company or society of the good, association with the good; तथा सत्संनिधानेन मूर्खो याति (tathā satsaṃnidhānena mūrkho yāti) प्रवीणतां (pravīṇatāṃ) Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 1. सत्संगजानि निधनान्यपि (satsaṃgajāni nidhanānyapi) तारयतिं (tārayatiṃ) Uttararāmacarita 2. 11; सत्संगतिः कथय किं (satsaṃgatiḥ kathaya kiṃ) न करोति पुंसां (na karoti puṃsāṃ) Bhartṛhari’s three Śatakas (the figures 1., 2., 3. after Bh. denoting Śṛṅgāraº, Nītiº, and Vairāgyaº) 2. 23
- right application  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सप्तयोग (saptayoga); right application
- having virtuous friends  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सहाय (sahāya) a. having ( pb ) virtuous friends. (
- a good companion  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — यः (yaḥ) ) a good companion
- having good sap or essence  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सार (sāra) a. having good sap or essence. (
- 1. A kind of tree. 2. A poet. 3. A painter.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रः (raḥ) ) 1 a kind of tree. 2 a poet. 3 a painter
- a faultless or valid middle term  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — हेतुः (hetuḥ) ( सद्धेतुः (saddhetuḥ) ) a faultless or valid hetu or middle term. [ ID=29045 ]
- 1. Existing, existent, present, or enduring. 2. Actual, real, genuine, right, good, or virtuous. 3. Living beings, wise men, or sages. 4. The really existent entity, real world, or good and advantage.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 330-2 ] सत् (sat) [a]s-át, pr. pt. √as ( -ī́ ) existing, existent, present; being anywhere ( lc. ); belonging to ( g. ); enduring, lasting ( world ); being ( with attributes, ads. and often added to a pp., sts. to a pr. pt. ); actual, real, genuine; right; good, virtuous: vibhave sati, when there is money, supposing he has the means; vināśe nāśe vā sati, whether loss or death occur; nāmni kṛte sati, the ceremony of naming having been performed; tathā sati, it being so, this being the case; °— = sa-, possessed of etc.; m. pl. living beings ( RV. ); good, virtuous or educated men, sages ( often °—; C. ); n. the really existent, entity, real world ( V., C. ); good, advantage ( V., C. ); terminations of the present participle ( gr. ): -kṛ, ( C. ) put in order, prepare; garnish, adorn; honour, receive or treat hospitably; pay the last honours to ( ac. ) by cremation etc. ( E. ); hold in honour ( E. ): pp. adorned with ( —° ); honoured, treated hospitably. [ ID=18602 ]
- 1. True. 2. Good or virtuous. 3. Being or existing. 4. Excellent or best. 5. Venerable or respectable. 6. Wise or learned. 7. Firm or steady. 8. Right or proper.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 884 ] सत् (sat) mfn. ( - सन् - सती (-satī)- सत् (sat) (-san-satī-sat) ) 1 True. 2 Good, virtuous. 3 Being, existing. 4 Excellent, best. 5 Venerable, respectable. 6 Wise, learned. 7 Firm, steady. 1 Right, proper. f. ( - सती (-satī) ) 1 A virtuous wife; in ordinary use applied especially to the wife who burns herself with her husband's corpse. 2 The goddess UMĀ. 3 A fragrant earth, commonly Surat earth. 4 A species of the Pratiṣṭhā metre. n. ( सत् (sat) ) The true God, the always present and all-pervading spirit. ind. ( सत् (sat) ) In composition, a particle of reverence or respect, implying, good, right, fit, &c. as सत् (sat) क्रिया (satkriyā) virtue, doing what is right, &c. E. अस (asa) to be, aff. of the participle of the present tense शतृ (śatṛ). [ ID=40075 ]
- 1. Existing, real, true, or good. 2. A virtuous woman who burns herself with her husband, Durga, or fragrant earth. 3. The supreme being.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 804-a ] सत् (sat) ( न् - ती - त् ) ((n-tī-t)) a. Existing, being; real; stable; genuine, true; good, excellent; venerable, wise. f. ( ई (ī) ) A satī, who burns herself with her husband; Durgā; fragrant earth. n. The supreme Being. In comp., good. [ ID=39762 ]
- 1. Being or existing. 2. Real, essential, or true. 3. Good, virtuous, or chaste. 4. Excellent or best. 5. Right or proper. 6. Handsome or beautiful. 7. Venerable or respectable. 8. Wise or learned. 9. Firm or steady.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 749-23 ] सत् (sat) (I) a. (f. ती (tī) ) 1. Being, existing; 2. real, essential, true; 3. good, virtuous, chaste, सती (tī) मपि ज्ञातिकुलैकसंश्रयां जनोऽन्यथा भर्तृमती (tī) ं विशकते (satīmapi jñātikulaikasaṃśrayāṃ jano'nyathā bhartṛmatīṃ viśakate) Sak. v.; 4. excellent, best; 5. right, proper; 6. handsome, beautiful; 7. venerable, respectable; 8. wise, learned; 9. firm, steady. [ ID=39325 ]
- 1. Existence or essence. 2. Truth or reality. 3. That which is good. 4. Brahman.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) (II) n. 1. That which really is, entity, existence, essence; 2. truth, reality; 3. that which is good, सदसद्व्यक्तिहेतवः (sadasadvyaktihetavaḥ) R. i.10; 4. Brahman (n.). [ ID=39326 ]
- A virtuous man.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) (III) m. A good man, a virtuous man, निजहृदि विकसंतः संति संतः कियंतः (nijahṛdi vikasaṃtaḥ saṃti saṃtaḥ kiyaṃtaḥ) Bhartr. ii.78, सतां सद्भिः संगः कथमपि हि पुण्येन भवति (satāṃ sadbhiḥ saṃgaḥ kathamapi hi puṇyena bhavati) Ut. ii. ( सत् (sat) कृ (satkṛ) ‘to treat with respect.’) [ ID=39327 ]
- 1. True. 2. Good or virtuous. 3. Being or existing. 4. Excellent. 5. Venerable. 6. Wise. 7. Firm. 8. Right. 9. A virtuous wife or a widow who immolates herself on her husband's funeral pyre. 10. The goddess Uma. 11. A fragrant earth. 12. A metre. 13. The true God. 14. Entity or existence. 15. Truth. 16. That which is good. 17. A virtuous man.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 753-a ] सत् (sat) mfn. ( - सन् (-san)- सन् (-san) ती - सत् (sat) (-sat) (-san-santī-sat) ) 1. True. 2. Good, virtuous. 3. Being, existing. 4. Excellent, best. 5. Venerable, respectable. 6. Wise, learned. 7. Firm, steady. 8. Right, proper. f. ( - सती (-satī) ) 1. A virtuous wife; in ordinary use applied especially to the wife, who burns herself with her husband's corpse. 2. The goddess UMĀ. 3. A fragrant earth, commonly Surat-earth. 4. A species of the Pratishthā metre. n. ( सत् (sat) ) 1. The true GOD, the always present and all-pervading spirit. 2. That which really is, entity, existence, essence. 3. Truth, reality. 4. That which is good. m. ( - सन् (-san) ) A virtuous man. Ind. ( - सत् (sat) (-sat) ) In composition, a particle of reverence or respect, implying, good, fit, &c.; as सत् (sat) क्रिया (satkriyā) virtue, doing what is right, &c. E. अस् (as) to be, aff. of the participle of the present tense शतृ । (śatṛ.) [ ID=42061 ]
- being, existing  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 579 ] सत् (sat) v. सन्त् (sant). [ ID=34380 ]
- 1. Being, existing, real, essential, or true 2. Good, virtuous, right, proper, excellent, or best 3. Handsome, beautiful, venerable, respectable, wise, learned, firm, or steady 4. A virtuous wife 5. Entity, existence, essence, truth, reality, or the Universal Spirit, Brahma  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 1052-a ] सत् (sat) sat, an, atī, at (Pres. part. of rt. 1. as ), being, existing; real, essential, true; good, virtuous; right, proper; excellent, best; handsome, beautiful; venerable, respectable; wise, learned; firm, steady; ( ī ), f. a virtuous wife, &c., (see p. 1053); ( sat ), n. that which really is, entity or existence, essence, the true being, the really existent, the self-existent or Page1052-b+ 81 Universal Spirit, Brahma; that which is good or real or true, reality, truth; water, (in Naigh. 1. 12. sat is enumerated among the udaka-nāmāni; cf. sa- tīna ); ( sat ), ind. well, rightly, fitly; [cf. Gr. ὤν (Ion. ἐών for ἐσών); Lat. sens, sent-is, in prœ-sens, ab-sens; Lith. Nom. m. esañs, f. esanti.] —Sac- carita or sac-caritra, am, n. good conduct, good behaviour; ( as, ā, am ), well-conducted, well-behaved, virtuous, honest, upright. —Saccarita-mīmāṃsā, f., N. of a work by Vidyā-nivāsa-bhaṭṭācārya. —Sac- cit, t, n. ‘existence and thought,’ epithet of Brahma or the Supreme Spirit. —Sac-cid-aṃśa, as, m. a portion of existence and thought. —Sac-cid-ātman, ā, m. the soul which consists of entity (or essence) and thought. —Sac-cid-ānanda, am, n. ‘existence (or entity), thought (or knowledge), and joy,’ epithet of Brahma or the Supreme Spirit; of Viṣṇu. —Sac- cid-ānanda-maya, as, ī, am, consisting of existence, thought, and joy. —Saccidānanda-stotra, am, n., N. of a hymn addressed to Gaṇeśa (extracted from the Sanatkumāra-saṃhitā). —Sac-chīla (sat-śī°), as, ā, am, of a virtuous disposition, benevolent. —Sac- chūdra (sat-śū°), as, m. a good Śūdra, a Śūdra who has gone through the ceremonies customary in some places even for men of the lower caste. —2. saj- jana, as, ā, am (for 1. sajjana see under rt. 2. sajj, p. 1049), well-born, of good family, respectable, reputable, virtuous, good; ( as ), m. a good man, virtuous man; a proper N. —Sajjana-garhita, as, ā, am, despised by the virtuous. —Sajjana-val- labha, ‘friend of the good,’ N. of a work. —Saj- janeṣṭa (°na-iṣ°), as, ā, am, desired or chosen by the good. —Sajjanaikavasati (°na-ek°), is, is, i, residing only in the good. —Satī-tā, &c., see under satī, p. 1055. —Sat-kadamba, as, m. ‘good Kadamba,’ a species of Kadamba, (Nauclea Cordi- folia.) —Sat-kartṛ, tā, trī, tṛ, acting well; treat- ing well or kindly; ( tā ), m. epithet of Viṣṇu. —Sat-karman, a, n. a good or virtuous act, pious deed; virtue, piety; hospitality; funeral obsequies; expiation. —Sat-kavi-miśra, as, m., N. of a poet. —Sat-kāñcanāra, as, m. ‘good mountain ebony,’ a sort of ebony (= rakta-kāñcana). —Sat-kāṇḍa, as, m. a hawk, kite. —Sat-kāra, as, m. kind action, kind treatment, hospitable treatment or reception, hospitality; reverence, respect; care, attention; a meal; a festival, religious observance. —Satkārārha (°ra-ar°), as, ā, am, worthy of hospitable treatment. —Sat-kula, am, n. a good family, noble family. —Sat-kulīna, as, ā, am, belonging to a good family, born of a noble family, well-born, nobly descended. —Satkulodbhava (°la-ud°), as, ā, am, sprung from a noble family. —Sat-kṛ, cl. 8. P. A. -karoti, -kurute, &c., to do well or rightly, treat well or kindly, treat with respect, receive hospitably, welcome; to honour, worship; to adorn: Caus. -kārayati, &c., -yitum, to cause to be treated with respect or reverence, show reverence, pay respect. —Sat-kṛta, as, ā, am, done well, acted rightly or properly; treated with respect or hospitality; respected, revered, honoured; worshipped, adored, welcomed, saluted; entertained; ( as ), m. epithet of Śiva; ( am ), n. virtue; respect; hospitality. —Sat-kṛti, is, f. doing good, acting properly, virtue, morality; treating with respect, hospitality. —Sat-kṛtya, ind. having treated with respect, &c., having hospitably entertained. —Sat-kriyā, f. a good action, virtuous action, doing good, charity, virtue; respectful treat- ment, salutation, welcome, courtesy, worship, homage, hospitality; any purificatory ceremony; funeral or obsequial ceremonies. —Sat-tama, as, ā, am, very good or right; most virtuous; excellent, best; very venerable or respectable. —Sat-tā, f. existence, entity, being, reality; a particular Jāti (in phil.); goodness, excellence, see sat-tva below. —Sattā-mātra, am, n. mere entity or existence. —Sattā-vat, ān, atī, at, endowed with existence, possessing reality. —Sattā- vāpya (°tā-av°), as, ā, am, included in (the notion of) existence. —Sat-tva, am, n. being, existence, ( īśvara-sattva, the existence of a Supreme Being), entity, essence, nature, true essence, life, the principle Page1052-c+ 81 of being, breath, spirit, mind, sense, consciousness; an embryo; substance, thing, wealth; elementary substance (as earth, air, fire, &c.); anything of which a property may be predicated; any living or sentient being, animal, beast, evil being, demon, spirit, ghost, goblin, monster, (in these senses also as, m.); a substantive, noun; goodness, virtue, excellence; truth, certainty, reality; strength, energy, vigour, power, courage, self-command, sound sense, good sense, wisdom; the quality of purity or goodness (regarded in philosophy as the highest of the three Guṇas which are supposed to constitute the external world, the other two being rajas and tamas, see guṇa; the quality of sattva renders a person in whom it predominates chaste, true, honest, wise, &c., and a thing pure, clean, &c.); any natural property, quality, characteristic, disposition; ( as ), m., N. of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra. —Sattva-kaṣāya, as, m. one of the signs of decay (with Buddhists, see kaṣāya ). —Sat- tva-guṇa, as, m. the quality of purity or goodness, (see above.) —Sattvaguṇin, ī, inī, i, having the above quality predominant. —Sattva-tā, f. purity, goodness, the existence of the Sattva-guṇa. —Sattva- pradhāna, as, ā, am, having the quality of good- ness predominant. —Sattvam-ejaya, as, ā, am, ter- rifying living beings, making animals tremble. —Sat- tva-vat, ān, atī, at, endowed with life, living, existent, a living being; endowed with or possessed of the true essence; endowed with strength, mag- nanimous, endowed with the quality of goodness, pure, virtuous. —Sattva-viplava, as, m. loss of con- sciousness. —Sattva-vihita, as, ā, am, effected or caused by nature, natural; caused by goodness; virtuous, upright. —Sattva-vṛtti, is, f. the con- dition or quality of goodness, &c. —Sattva-śīla, as, ā, am, of a virtuous disposition, disposed to what is right and good. —Sattva-saṃśuddhi, is, f. purity of nature or disposition. —Sattva-samāviṣṭa, as, ā, am, filled or thoroughly penetrated by the quality of goodness. —Sattva-sampanna, as, ā, am, endowed with the quality of goodness, good, excellent; equable, even-minded. —Sattva-sam- plava, as, m. universal destruction of beings; loss of vigour. —Sattva-sāra, as, m. essence of strength; a most powerful person. —Sattva-stha, as, ā, am, being in the nature (of anything); inherent in animals; animate; being in the quality of good- ness, excellent, holy, pure. —Sattvānurūpa (°va- an°), as, ā, am, according to nature, in conformity with natural character. —Sattvotsāha (°va-ut°), as, m. natural energy; ( au ), m. du. courage and energy. —Sattvotsāha-vat, ān, atī, at, endowed with courage and energy. —Sattvodrikta (°va-ud°), as, ā, am, one in whom the quality of goodness pre- dominates. —Sattvodreka (°va-ud°), as, m. excess or predominance of the quality of goodness, super- abundance of energy or wisdom. —Sat-pati, is, m., Ved. a good lord; the lord of the good, lord of real men, lord of heroes; epithet of Indra. —Sat-pattra, am, n. the new leaf of a water-lily. —Sat-patha, as, m. a good road; good course of life, correct or virtuous conduct; orthodox doctrine. —Sat-pari- graha, as, m. acceptance (of gifts) from a proper person. —Sat-paśu, us, m. a good or suitable animal, a victim fit for a sacrifice. —Sat-pātra, am, n. a proper object of presents or honours, a worthy or virtuous person. —Satpātra-varṣa, as, m. raining down or bestowing favours on worthy objects, judi- cious liberality. —Satpātra-varṣin, ī, iṇī, i, bounti- ful to worthy objects. —Sat-putra, as, m. a virtuous son; a son who performs all the prescribed rites in honour of his ancestors. —Sat-puruṣa, as, m. a good or virtuous man, worthy man. —Sat-puṣpa, as, ā, am, having good flowers. —Sat-pratipakṣa, as, m. (in logic) a counterbalanced reason or one along with which there exists another equally good on the opposite side (as sound is eternal because it is audible, sound is non-eternal because it is a pro- duct); contrariety of argument, existence of oppo- site premises proving the existence or non-existence of a thing. —Satpratipakṣi-tā, f. the condition of Page1053-a+ 81 containing two opposite sets of premises. —Satpra- tipakṣin, ī, iṇī, i, containing opposite reasons or arguments. —Sat-phala, as, ā, am, having good fruit; ( as ), m. the pomegranate or any tree produc- ing good fruit. —Sat-phalin, ī, inī, i, producing good fruits. —Sat-saṃsarga, as, m. association with the good, the society of the good. —Sat-saṅga, as, m. association with the good. —Sat-sannidhāna, am, n. the proximity of the good, association or in- tercourse with the good or wise. —Sat-samāgama, as, m. association with the good. —Sat-sampra- yoga, as, m. right application. —Sat-sahāya, as, ā, am, having good or virtuous friends. —Sat-sāra, as, ā, am, having good sap or essence; ( as ), m. a kind of tree; a painter; a poet. —Sat-sukhānu- bhava (°kha-an°), as, m. fruition of real happiness; N. of a short treatise on Vedānta subjects by Icchā- rāma-svāmin. —Sad-añjana, am, n. good colly- rium; calx of brass. —Sad-aśva, as, m. a good horse; ‘having a good horse,’ N. of a son of Sa- mara. —Sad-aśva-vat, ind. like a good horse. —Sad-asat, an, atī, at, being and not being, existent and non-existent, real and unreal, true and false, perceptible and non-perceptible; good and bad, virtuous and wicked; ( atī ), n. du. existence and non-existence, entity and non-entity, truth and false- hood, good and evil. —Sad-asad-ātmaka, as, ī, am, having the nature of entity and non-entity, consisting of existent and non-existent, real and un- real, existing everywhere essentially though not ob- viously. —Sad-asad-viveka, as, m. discrimination between true and false or between good and bad. —Sad-asad-vyakti-hetu, us, m. the cause of the discrimination between good and bad or between true and false. —Sad-asthi-mālā, f. ‘good necklace of bones,’ N. of a commentary by Vaidya-nātha on the Laghu-śabdendu-śekhara. —Sad-ācāra, as, m. moral or virtuous conduct, good manners, approved usage, traditionary observance, immemorial custom (especially as preserved in the land lying between the Sarasvatī and Dṛṣadvatī rivers, Manu II. 18). —Sadācāra-candrodaya (°ra-ud°), as, m. ‘moon- rise of good manners,’ N. of a work. —Sadācāra- prakaraṇa, am, n., N. of a short treatise on the duties of ascetics by Śaṅkarācārya. —Sadācāra-vat, ān, m. one who has or observes approved usages. —Sad-ātman, ā, ā, a, being of a good essence or nature, good, virtuous. —1. sad-āśrita, as, ā, am, (for 2. sadāśrita see under sadā ), having recourse or attaching one's self to the virtuous, belonging to the good, virtuous. —Sad-uttara, am, n. a proper answer, good reply. —Sad-gati, is, f. good or happy state, felicity, fortune, good conduct. —Sad-guṇa, as, ā, am, having good qualities, good, pure, virtuous, excellent, eminent. —Sad-dhana, am, n. good wealth, property. —Saddhetu, us, m. (i. e. sat-he° ), the existence of cause and effect. —Sad-bhāva, as, m. the quality of being, actual existence, reality, being, entity; the quality of goodness; good nature or disposition; goodness, amiability, kindly feeling. —Sadbhāva-śrī, īs, f., N. of a goddess. —Sad-bhūta, as, ā, am, being good, who or what is real or true. —Sad-yuvatī, f. a good young woman, virtuous maiden. —Sad-vaṃśa, as, ā, am, of a good family or race, of high birth. —Sad-vacas, as, n. agree- able speech. —Sad-vatī, f., N. of a daughter of Pulastya and wife of Agni. —Sad-vasatha, as, m. a village. —Sad-vastu, u, n. an excellent work. —Sad-vādita, as, ā, am, well-spoken. —Sad- vigarhita, as, ā, am, censured by the good, blamed by the benevolent. —Sad-vidyā, f. good learning. —Sad-viyoga, as, m. separation from the good. —Sad-vṛtta, as, ā, am, well-behaved, well- conducted, amiable; virtuous, moral; well-rounded, beautifully circular; ( am ), n. good conduct, virtuous conduct, amiable character or disposition. —Sad- vṛttānta, as, ā, am, having good or beautiful stories. —Sad-vṛtti, is, f. good course of conduct, good state. —Sadvṛtti-bhāj, k, k, k or sadvṛtti- viśiṣṭa, as, ā, am, possessing good habits, having a good character. —San-nimitta, am, n. a good Page1053-b+ 81 cause; the cause of the good, ( san-nimitte, in a good cause; for the sake of the good.) —San-ni- sarga, as, m. good nature, kindness. —San-mā- tura, as, m. ‘having a good mother,’ the son of a virtuous mother. —San-mātra, as, m. ‘consisting of mere existence,’ epithet of Ātman. —San-māna, am, n. respect for the good; the respect or esteem of the good. —San-mārga, as, m. a virtuous way, good or virtuous conduct. —Sanmārgālokana (°ga-āl°), am, n. the seeing or following of good paths (of morality &c.). —San-mitra, am, n. a good friend, real or faithful friend. 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- 1. An epithet of Shiva. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सत् (sat) [Printed book page 625-2 ] Sat 1 = Śiva (1000 names 2 ).—Do. 2 = Viṣṇu (1000 names [ ID=9675 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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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