m.Name of a king (fabled to have been discovered, when a child, riding on a gandharva- called sāta-, who, according to to one legend, was changed into a lion;also equalsśāli-vāhana-q.v)
m.Name of a king (fabled to have been discovered, when a child, riding on a gandharva- called sāta-, who, according to to one legend, was changed into a lion;also equalsśāli-vāhana-q.v)
mf(ī-)n. relating to or endowed with the quality sattva- (id est"purity"or"goodness"), pure, true, genuine, honest, good, virtuous (also applied to particularpurāṇa-s which exalt viṣṇu-) etc. internal, caused by internal feeling or sentiment
m. a particular mixed caste (the offspring of an outcaste vaiśya-; according to to ,"the son of an outcaste vaiśya- and a vaiśya- woman who was formerly the wife of a kṣatriya-")
f. (scilicetvṛtti-q.v) one of 4 divisions of dramatic style (expressive of"bravery, generosity, cheerfulness, and the marvellous";it is of four kinds, viz. utthāpaka-, saṃghātya-, parivartaka-,and saṃlāpa-)
ind. to the state of fire (used in compound with1. kṛ-andbhū-exempli gratia, 'for example'agnisāt kṛ-,to reduce to fire, to consume by fire) seebhasmasāt-.
(medh/a--) f. the receiving or offering of the oblation, sacrificial ceremony (;others"the offering of devotion, service or worship of the gods";others "the gaining or deserving of a reward or praise") .
सात् ind. A Taddhita affix added to a word to show that something is completely changed into the thing expressed by that word, or that it is left at the complete disposal or control of that thing; भस्मसात् भू 'to be completely reduced to ashes'; अग्निसात् कृत्वा M.5; भस्मसात् कृतवः पितृद्विषः पात्रसाच्च वसुधां ससागराम् R.11.86; विभज्य मेरुर्न यदर्थिसात् कृतः N.1.16; so ब्राह्मणसात्, राजसात् &c.; Śi.14.36.
सात्त्विक a. (-की f.) [सत्वगुणेन तत्कार्येण मनसा वा निर्वृत्तः ठञ्] 1 Real, essential. -2 True, genuine, natural. -3 Honest, sincere, good. -4 Virtuous, amiable. -5 Vigorous. -6 Endowed with the quality Sattva (goodness). -7 Belonging to or derived from the Sattva quality; ये चैव सात्त्विका भावाः Bg.7.12;14.16. -8 Caused by internal feeling or sentiment (as of love), internal; तद्भूरिसात्त्विकविकारमपास्तधैर्यमाचार्यकं विजयि मान्मथमाविरासीत् Māl.1.26. -कः 1 An external indication of (internal) feeling or emotion, one of the kinds of Bhāvas in poetry; (these are eight: स्तम्भः स्वेदो$थ रोमाञ्चः स्वरभङ्गो$थ वेपथुः । वैवर्ण्यमश्रुप्रलय इत्यष्टौ सात्त्विकाः स्मृताः ॥ see S. D.164 also. -2 A Brāhmaṇa. -3 N. of Brahman. -4 An autumn night. -कम् An oblation (without pouring water). -की N. of Durgā.
सात्वतः 1 N. of Viṣṇu; Mb.14.52.49. -2 Of Balarāma. -3 The son of an outcast Vaiśya; Ms.1. 23. -ताः (m. pl.) N. of a people; सुचिरं सह सर्वसात्वतैर्भव विश्वस्तवसासिनीजनः Śi.16.14. -a. 1 Belonging to सात्वत, Vaiṣṇava; तन्त्रं सात्वतमाचष्ट नैष्कर्म्यं कर्मणां यतः Bhāg.1.3.8. -2 A devotee (भक्त); सद्यो$न्तर्हृदये नित्यं मुनिभिः सात्वतैर्वृतः A. Rām.1.2.17. -3 Belonging to Pāncharātra; सात्वतं विधिमास्थाय Mb.12.335.19.
सात्यकिः N. of a Yādava warrior, who acted as charioteer to Kṛiṣṇa, and took part with the Pāṇḍavas in the great war.
सात्यवतः sātyavatḥ सात्यवतेयः sātyavatēyḥ
सात्यवतः सात्यवतेयः A metronymic of the sage Vyāsa.
अग्निसात् ind. To the state of fire; used in comp. with कृ 'to burn', 'to consign to flames'; भ्रातृशरीरमग्नि- सात्कृत्वा M.5; न चकार शरीरमग्निसात् R.8.72; ˚भू to be burnt.
आत्मसात् ind. In one's own possession, one's own; mostly in combination with कृ or भू; ˚कृ to appropriate to oneself, take for oneself; दुरितैरपि कर्तुमात्मसात् R.8.2 to bring under subjection or power; so ˚भू come under one's subjection.
ब्राह्मणसात् ind. In the possession of Brāhmaṇas, as in ब्राह्मणसात् भवति धनम्.
ब्राह्मणाच्छंसिन् brāhmaṇācchaṃsin
ब्राह्मणाच्छंसिन् m. N. of a priest, the assistant of the priest called Brahman q .v.
a. peculiar to the Satvats or Sâtvatas; relating to Sâtvata (Krishna); w. vritti, f. a particular dramatic style; m. N. of a tribe to which Krishna belonged (=Yâ dava; pl.); a mixed caste, descendants of an outcast Vaisya: î, f. princess of the Satvats.
a. whose nature is juice or nectar (moon); tasteful (speech); -½adhika, a. tasteful; abounding in enjoy ments; â½âdhipatya, n. sovereignty of the lower regions; -½antara, n.difference of taste; another taste or pleasure; change of senti ment: -vid, a. having different tastes; -½â bhâsa, m. mere semblance of a sentiment; improper manifestation of a sentiment; -½a bhyantara, a. filled with water or love; -½ayana, n. life-prolonging medicine, elixir of life (sts. follows the gender of the word to which it refers).
(‘Descendant of Satyahavya’) is the patronymic of a Vāsiçtha who is mentioned as a contemporary of Atyarāti Jānamtapi in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, and of Devabhāga in the Taittirlya Samhitā.
Is mentioned in the Aitareya Brāhmana and the śatapatha Brāhmaṇa as a great king who defeated Dhjtarāçtra, the prince of Kāśi, and took away his sacrificial horse. He was clearly a Bharata. He is also alluded to in the Atharvaveda.
King of Paṅcāla and father of Koka, is mentioned in the Satapatha Brāhmana as having offered the horse sacrifice, which was attended by the Turvaśas also.
(‘Descendant of Satyayajña’) is the name in the śatapatha Brāhmana of a travelling Brahmin who met Janaka of Videha. He may be identical with the man of the same name with the additional patronymic Prācīnayogya (‘descendant of Prācīnayoga’), who is mentioned as a pupil of Satyayajña in the Jaiminlya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa.
noun (neuter) constancy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
continuity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
uninterruptedness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) absorption into the essence (of Brahmā) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
community of essence or nature with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine neuter) community of essence or nature with (instr. or gen.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
habit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
habituation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
suitableness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wholesomeness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a state of body caused by some natural emotion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Brahmā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the eighth creation by Prajāpati (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective caused by internal feeling or sentiment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
energetic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
genuine (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
good (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
honest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
internal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
natural (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not artificial (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
relating to or endowed with the quality Sattva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spirited (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
true (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unaffected (as style) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vigorous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
virtuous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a particular kind of Pūjā practised by the worshippers of Durgā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an autumn night (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Durgā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the five kinds of external acquiescence (in Sāṃkhya) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a king of the Satvats (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular mixed caste (the offspring of an outcaste Vaiśya) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an adherent or worshipper of Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Āyu or Aṃśu or Sattva [Li.pur.] (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective belonging or sacred to Satvata or Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
containing the word satvat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
relating to the Satvats or the Satvatas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a princess of the Satvats (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Subhadrā (Arjunas wife)
one of 4 divisions of dramatic style (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) ground (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the seven hells or regions under the earth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
soil (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the 4th astrological mansion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the earth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the lower world or hell in general (not to be confounded with Naraka or the place of punishment) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective beautiful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
characterized by sapidity or savour (as water) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
charming (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
consisting of nectar (as the moon) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
elegant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having juice for its essence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tasteful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Ikṣvāku (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Janamejaya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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