सत्यवतीsatyavatī

सत्यवती (satyavatī) is a Sanskrit word meaning truthful, containing the word satya, a mistaken reading for sattvavat, an epithet of a spell spoken over weapons, a son of Manu Raivata, a son of Manu Chakshusha. Its 20 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Satyavatī, mother of Vyāsa & wife of Parāśara/Śāntanu, Satyavatī, wife of Ṛcīka / Kauśikī, Satyavatī, wife of Nārada.

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Satyavatī, mother of Vyāsa & wife of Parāśara/Śāntanu

5 definitions

the wife of Parashara and mother of Vyasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the wife of Parashara and mother of Vyasa

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

daughter of Vasu and Adrika, mother of Vyasa by Parashara, and wife of Shantanu and mother of Citrangada and Vicitravirya

सत्यवती (satyavatī) [Printed book page 630-2]
Satyavatī¹, daughter of Vasu and Adrikā, by Parāśara

mother of Vyāsa, wife of Śāntanu and mother of Citrāṅgada

and Vicitravīrya).—§ 61 (Sarpasattra): I, 55, †2103

(Kṛṣṇasya…S°yāḥ sutasya, i.e. Vyāsa).—§ 76 (Matsya):

I, 63, 2398 (Matsya and S. were born by Adrikā from the

seed of Vasu, S. had a fishy smell and was reared by a

fisherman).—§ 77 (Vyāsa): I, 63, (2405), 2413, 2415 (by

Parāśara mother of Vyāsa, by the grace of Parāśara she

remained a virgin and emitted a sweet scent extending over

a yojana, thence she was named Gandhavatī or Yojanagandhā

(v. 2411—12)).—§ 156 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, 3801 (by Śāntanu

mother of Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya, formerly she had

born Vyāsa).—§ 157 (do.): I, 95, 3805 (appointed Vyāsa

to beget children, cf. § 171).—§ 165 (Satyavatīlābhop.): I,

100, 4043, 4044, 4045, 4055 (Śāntanu's receiving S. as his

wife).—§ 166 (Citrāṅgadop.): I, 101, 4069, 4071 (mother

of Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya).—§ 167 (Vicitravīryop.): I,

102, †4132, 4145.—§ 168 (Bhīṣma-Satyavatī-saṃv.): I,

103, 4146, 4159, 4164 (Bhīṣma consulted with S.).—§ 171

(Vicitravīryasutotpatti): I, 105, 4225, 4251, 4258, (4262),

4267; 106, 4274, 4302 (asked by S. Vyāsa begat children

on the widows of Vicitravīrya).—§ 174 (Dhṛtarāṣṭravivāha):

I, 110, 4365.—§ 178 (Pāṇḍu): I, 114, 4469, 4471.—§ 184

(do.): I, 119, 4614.—§ 194 (do.): I, 126, 4912.—§ 196

(Vyāsa): I, 128, 4975 (retired to the forest with her

daughters-in-law).—§ 238 (Pañcendrop.): I, 197, 7318 (°yāḥ

sutaḥ, i.e. Vyāsa).—§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.): V, 173,

5947, 5965; 174, 5968, 5969; 176, 6072, 6075 (repetition

from § 166 foll.); 178, 7099; 186, 7339.—§ 602 (Droṇa-

vadhap.): VII, 192, 8881 (ṛṣeḥ…Kṛṣṇasya S°yāḥ

sutasya).—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 350, 13639 (bore

Vyāsa from Parāśara).—§ 778 (Aśvamedhikap.): XIV, 10,

†292 (°yāḥ sutasya, i.e. Vyāsa). Cf. Dāśeyī, Gandhakālī,

Gandhavatī (I, 2411; V, 5976; XII, 8835 (°yāḥ sutaḥ,

i.e. Vyāsa)), Kālī, Satyā, Vāsavī, Yojanagandhā.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. The wife of Parashara, mother of Vyasa, and fisherwoman. 2. In a previous birth, Acchodash, the mind-born daughter of the Pitris.

— The Purana Index

The queen of Shantanu and mother of Vicitravirrya and Citrangada.

— The Purana Index

Satyavatī, wife of Ṛcīka / Kauśikī

3 definitions

the daughter of Gadhi and wife of Richika, who became the Kaushiki river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

daughter of Gadhi and wife of Richika

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A daughter of Gadhi and wife of sage Rcika. 2. The mother of Jamadagni, Shunakshepha, and Shunahpuccha. 3. Transformed into the river Kaushiki.

— The Purana Index

Satyavatī, wife of Nārada

2 definitions

the wife of Narada

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wife of Narada

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Truthful / Containing 'satya'

2 definitions

truthful

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

containing the word satya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Satyavat, a spell

1 definition

an epithet of a spell spoken over weapons

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Satyavat, husband of Sāvitrī

1 definition

the son of Dyumatsena and husband of Savitri

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Satyavat, son of Manu Cākṣuṣa

1 definition

a son of Manu Chakshusha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Satyavat, son of Manu Raivata

1 definition

a son of Manu Raivata

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Satyavatī, a river name

1 definition

Achchoda

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Satyavatī, daughter of Kratu

1 definition

a daughter of Kratu and daughter-in-law of Parvasha

— The Purana Index

Satyavatī, wife of Śiva-rāja-bhaṭṭa

1 definition

the wife of Shiva-raja-bhatta

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Textual variant of Satyavat

1 definition

A mistaken reading for sattvavat

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.