Satva, 厂补峁璿腻, Shatva: 18 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
3. Vyakarana
4. Pancaratra
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Kannada
4. Nepali
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Satva means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Satv.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

: Academia.edu: Ayurveda and Pharmaceutics

Satva (Essence): Satva is a water extractable solid substance collected from a drug. Example: Gud奴ci-satva. The dried branches of Tinospora cardifolia are cut into small pieces, macerated in water and kept overnight. By sieving fiber is removed. Water is added and stirred till the deposit becomes white. After the decantation, the remaining stuff is collected.

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ):鈥擬eans Mental tolerance or Stamina. this is a quality of the mind, sattva has been classified in three types. Prava, avara and madyama stva. Person having the Pravara Satva (Strong will power) are basically health oriented and they follow rules and regulation of Swasthavritta and hence remains health. Their pain bearing capacity is excellent usually they do not become ill, when ever they are sick it is easy to cure them .

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ).鈥擜 son of Pur奴dva(ha) and an Aik峁膩ki; father of S膩tvata.^*

* Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 70. 48; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 95. 47.

1b) A son of Raivata Manu.^*

* Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 9. 21.

1c) The quality of j帽膩nam.^*

* Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 3. 32-3, 45.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

峁迟惫补 (啶粪い啷嵿さ).鈥擟hange of the consonant 啶膏 (s) into 啶粪 (峁�) in certain conditions in the formation of a word, or after prepositions in the case of verbs beginning with 啶膏 (s). This cerebralization of 啶膏 (s) was a peculiar phonetic change which naturally occurred when 啶膏 (s) in utterance came after a vowel excepting 啶�. Some of the Pratisakhya works have exhaustively treated this change and Panini has also mentioned many rules in connection with it.

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ).鈥擜n aspect of 啶膏い啷嵿い啶� (蝉补迟迟腻) of the type of the static existence possessed by substantives as contrasted with 啶ぞ啶� (产丑腻惫补) the dynamic type of existence possessed by verbs; cf. 啶ぞ啶�-啶啶班ぇ啶距え啶ぞ啶栢啶ぞ啶むぎ啷� 啷� 啶膏い啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶啶班ぇ啶距え啶距え啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶ぞ啶ㄠた (产丑腻惫补-pradh膩nam膩khy膩tam | sattvapradh膩n膩ni n膩m膩ni). Nir. I; cf also 啶膏い啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶距き啶苦ぇ啶距く啶曕 啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶ㄠた啶ぞ啶む 啶ぞ啶︵お啷傕ぐ啶｀ (sattv膩bhidh膩yaka峁� 苍腻尘补 nip膩ta岣� p膩dap奴ra峁嘺岣�) R.Pr. XII. 8. V. Pr. VIII. 50.

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Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ) or Satvasa峁僪it膩 is the name of an ancient P膩帽car膩tra Sa峁僪it膩 mentioned in the 笔耻谤耻峁迟迟补尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the P膩帽car膩tra priestly community.鈥擳he Puru峁ttama Sa峁僪it膩 presents a clear and concise treatment of its subjects, comparing favorably to such works as Aniruddhasa峁僪it膩 (q.v.) and Kapi帽jalasa峁僪it膩 (q.v.). Like the latter of these two just-mentioned texts, the work at hand also contains a list of canonical titles in its opening chapter.

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: Kunpal: Shantideva's Bodhisattva-charyavatara

Satva means 鈥檋ero鈥�, 鈥檓ind of courage鈥� or 鈥檆ourageous mind鈥�. In order to make one鈥檚 mind courageous or heroic, one needs to gather merit for many aeons.

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩

Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ) refers to a 鈥渓iving being鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] The Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja then sustained the jewel-canopy of ten thousand yojanas high over the Lord鈥檚 lion throne in the sky, joined the palms of his hands, saluted, and praised the Lord with these suitable verses: 鈥榌...] (10) The dharmas are devoid of a living being (satva), a life principle (箩墨惫补), and a person (pudgala). They are pure and beyond words (苍腻尘补) like the sameness of open space. Understanding the fact that there is no real self, he awakens living beings to the unconditioned (补蝉补峁僺办峁泃补) ambrosia (补尘峁泃补). [...]鈥�.

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Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩蝉奴迟谤补蝉.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 7: The Five Vows

Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ, 鈥渓iving being鈥�) or J墨va according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 7.11.鈥擶hat is meant by living being (satva)? Those who are born in several kinds of wombs owing to the ripening of inauspicious karmas are called the living beings or 箩墨惫补/satva.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

厂补峁璿腻 (啶膏啷嵿さ啶�).鈥�

1) A kind of bird.

2) A musical instrument.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

厂补峁璿腻 (啶膏啷嵿さ啶�).鈥攆.

(-峁璿腻) 1. A kind of bird. 2. A musical instrument.

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Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ).鈥攏.

(-迟惫补峁�) The quality of excellence or goodness, &c.: see sattva .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

峁迟惫补 (啶粪い啷嵿さ).鈥擺neuter] the transition of sa into 峁 ([grammar]).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 峁迟惫补 (啶粪い啷嵿さ):鈥擺=峁-迟惫补] [from 峁] n. the state of the letter 峁, the substitution of 峁� for s, [ib.]

2) 厂补峁璿腻 (啶膏啷嵿さ啶�):鈥�f. and kind of bird, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) a musical instrument, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ):鈥�(tva峁�) n. The quality of excellence or goodness. See sattva.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Satva (啶膏い啷嵿さ) [Also spelled satv]:鈥�(nm) see [sattva; ~h墨na] see [蝉补迟迟惫补丑墨苍补] under [sattva].

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

峁迟惫补 (嗖粪菠喑嵿驳):鈥擺noun] the letter or the sound of the letter "嗖�".

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Satva (嗖膏菠喑嵿驳):鈥擺noun] 'a ductile, bluish-white metallic element, used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an electrode in batteries, etc.; zinc (symbol: Zn.).'

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Satva (嗖膏菠喑嵿驳):鈥�

1) [noun] strength, energy.

2) [noun] the quality of purity or goodness.

3) [noun] the essence or pith of things.

4) [noun] any living being.

5) [noun] courage; valour; boldness.

6) [noun] the letter or the sound "嗖�".

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Satva is another spelling for 啶膏い啷嵿い啷嵿さ [sattva].鈥攏. 1. existence; being; essence; 2. natural property/properties; character; 3. thing; substance; 4. living being; creature; 5. vital energy; vigor; courage; self-possession; 6. purity; goodness; specif. Philos. the quality (啶椸啶� [驳耻峁嘺] ) of purity or goodness (one of the three constituents of nature); 7. quality of truth/light;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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