सत्त्वsattva

सत्त्व (sattva) is a Sanskrit word meaning being, existence, entity, reality, true essence, nature, mental disposition, and character, spiritual essence, spirit, or mind, life, vital breath, or consciousness, strength, firmness, or energy, courage or resolution. Its 24 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Existence, Essence, Nature, Sattva Guṇa (Philosophical Quality of Goodness), Proper Name.

Etymology: E. षद् to perish, aff. त्वत्; or सत् being, good, excellent, &c., त्व aff. of the abstract: one त being rejected also, it is read सत्व ।
Definitions: 24

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Meanings by context

Existence, Essence, Nature

7 definitions

being, existence, entity, reality

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

true essence, nature, mental disposition, and character

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Being, existence, or reality. 2. Essence, nature, or innate disposition. 3. Energy, resolution, or courage. 4. Absolute goodness, the first quality of Prakriti. 5. Spirit, vital breath, or life. 6. Substance or entity. 7. A living being or animal. 8. A ghost, demon, or goblin.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Existence, reality, life, breath, or mind. 2. Substance or wealth. 3. Natural quality, power, vigor, or self-possession. 4. The quality of truth and genuine goodness. 5. An animal or living being.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Being, existence, or entity. 2. Life, spirit, mind, or consciousness. 3. An embryo. 4. Substance or wealth. 5. An elementary substance. 6. Any living being, animal, or beast. 7. An evil being, demon, or ghost.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Being, existence, reality, nature, or character. 2. Firmness, resolution, energy, or courage. 3. Goodness. 4. Spirit, vital breath, or spiritual being. 5. A real object or thing. 6. A living or sentient being, especially an animal or beast. 7. A phantom, spectre, imp, or goblin.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Existence or being. 2. Goodness or the highest of the three qualities. 3. A living being or creature.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Sattva Guṇa (Philosophical Quality of Goodness)

4 definitions

the quality of purity or goodness

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The quality of excellence, goodness, or enlightenment. 2. A substance or thing. 3. Mind or intellect. 4. Natural property or disposition. 5. Vigour, power, or strength. 6. Self-possession. 7. Breath. 8. Being or existence. 9. Essence. 10. Wealth. 11. Certainty. 12. Life. 13. A substantive noun. 14. A demon or goblin. 15. An animal or living being.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A substantive or noun. 2. Goodness, virtue, or excellence. 3. Truth, certainty, or reality. 4. Strength, energy, courage, or self-command. 5. The principle of purity and goodness. 6. A natural property or characteristic.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The quality of goodness and truth, one of the three Gunas. 2. Substance or matter. 3. Mind or intellect. 4. Natural disposition. 5. Vigour or power. 6. Strength. 7. Self-possession. 8. Breath. 9. Being or existence. 10. Essence. 11. Wealth. 12. Certainty. 13. Life. 14. A noun. 15. A demon or goblin. 16. An animal or living being. 17. An embryo.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Name

3 definitions

Name of a son of Dhritarashtra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Dhritarashtra

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Cross-reference/Pointer

2 definitions

See below.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See page 1135, column 2.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Living Being, Creature, Animal

2 definitions

A living or sentient being, creature, or animal.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. An animal, beast, or monster. 2. A being. 3. Being or existence. 4. Life. 5. Nature or character. 6. Essence. 7. Certainty. 8. Breath. 9. Mind. 10. Strength, power, or courage. 11. Self-possession. 12. A demon or goblin. 13. The quality of goodness or virtue.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mind, Spirit, Inner Strength & Virtues

2 definitions

spiritual essence, spirit, or mind

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Life, vital breath, or consciousness. 2. Strength, firmness, or energy. 3. Courage or resolution. 4. Wisdom or good sense. 5. Magnanimity.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Embryo, Fetus

1 definition

embryo, fetus

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Grammatical Term: Noun/Substantive

1 definition

a noun

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Material Substance, Thing, Wealth

1 definition

material or elementary substance, entity, matter, a thing

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Supernatural Beings (Demon, Ghost)

1 definition

a ghost, demon, goblin, or monster

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 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.