# सत्सङ्ग (satsaṅga)

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सत्सङ्ग (satsaṅga) is a Sanskrit word meaning association with the good, company of the good. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Association with the good, Significance and value of satsaṅga.

- **Etymology:** E. सत्, and सङ्ग association — E. sat, and saṅga association
- **SLP1:** `satsaNga`  **IAST:** satsaṅga  **Devanagari:** सत्सङ्ग
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/satsanga/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Association with the good (5 definitions)
- association with the good  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1134,3] सत् (sat) — सङ्ग (—saṅga) m. intercourse or association with the good, VarBṛS.; Pañcat.; Pur. &c. [ ID=229628 ]
- society or company of the good  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत्सङ्ग (satsaṅga) [Printed book page 331-2 ] सत्सङ्ग (satsaṅga) sat-saṅga, m. intercourse with or society of the good; -saṃgati, f. id.; -saṃnidhāna, n. id.; m. id.; -saṃpradāya, m. good traditional lore. [ ID=18636 ]
- Association with the good.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत् (sat) सङ्ग (saṅga) (satsaṅga) [Printed book page 886 ] सत् (sat) सङ्ग (saṅga) (satsaṅga) m. ( - ङ्गः (-ṅgaḥ) ) Association with the good. E. सत् (sat), and सङ्ग (saṅga) association. [ ID=40167 ]
- company of the good  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत्सङ्ग (satsaṅga) [Printed book page 806-b ] सत्सङ्ग (satsaṅga) ( ङ्गः ) ((ṅgaḥ)) 1. m. Idem. [ ID=39861 ]
- Association with the good  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत्सङ्ग (saṅga) (satsaṅga) [Printed book page 754-b ] सत्सङ्ग (saṅga) (satsaṅga) m. ( - ङ्गः (-ṅgaḥ) ) Association with the good. E. सत्, (sat,) and सङ्ग (saṅga) association. [ ID=42156 ]

### Significance and value of satsaṅga (1 definition)
- association with the good or righteous  
  *The Purana Index*
  > सत्सङ्ग (satsaṅga) [Printed book page 3-522 ] Satsaṅga — the need for and value of; Kṛṣṇa's speech to Uddhava on its importance. Bhā. XI. 12. 2-7. [ ID=15255 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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