सत्

See also: सूत, सेतु, and स्तृ

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsánt, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsánt, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts (“being”, present participle of *h₁es-). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙 (haṇt), Hittite 𒀀𒊭𒀀𒀭𒍝 (ašānz(a)), Ancient Greek ὤν (ṓn), Latin prae-sēns (“present”), Old English sōþ.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́t/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐt̪/

Participle

सत् • (sát)

1. present participle of अस् (as); being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. (with locative) abiding in
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
3. (with genitive) belonging to
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
4. living
5. lasting, enduring
6. real, actual, as any one or anything ought to be, true, good, right

Noun

सत् • (sát) stem, m

1. a being; (in the plural) beings, creatures
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. a good or wise man, a sage
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
3. good or honest or wise or respectable people.

Noun

सत् • (sat) stem, n

1. entity or existence, essence
2. that which is good or real or true, reality, truth

Derived terms

• सत्कार (satkāra)
• सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya)
• सत्त्व (sattva)
• सत्य (satya)
• सत्पति (satpati)
• सत्पथ (satpatha)
• सत्पुत्र (satputra)
• सत्फल (satphala)
• सत्संकल्प (satsaṃkalpa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “सत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1134.