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Shathya, Śṻⲹ: 14 definitions

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Shathya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

The Sanskrit term Śṻⲹ can be transliterated into English as Sathya or Shathya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�) refers to “cheating�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the Բṣaٰ—Ęaٱ’�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] Those who are born on the lunar day of Mṛgaśirṣa will delight or deal in perfumes, dress, pearls, flowers, fruits, precious stones, wild beasts, birds and deer; will be Somayajis or singers; will be lascivious; will be good writers or painters. Those who are born on the lunar day of Ārdrā will delight in killing, torturing, lying, in adultery, thieving, cheating (śṻⲹ) and tale-bearing; will deal in pod-grains, black magic, sorcery and exorcism. [...]�.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�) refers to “cheat (one’s teacher)�, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “He should not protect (his) body (at the expense of his spiritual discipline). He should not cheat (śṻⲹ) his teacher, nor should he ever ignore the tasks he should do whether he has (expressly) been told to do them or not. The disciple who is deceitful and whose nature is wicked, one who expounds false (views to others) and, like a prostitute, hides his intentions and is not sincere is destroyed. The foolish one who, like a pimp, is two-faced and (whose selfish) intention (constantly changes) this way and that, is destroyed�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�) refers to “guile� (Cf. Māyā—‘deception�), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Through these ten immeasurables (ṇa), son of good family, the Bodhisattva completes the accumulations of merit (ṇy-ṃb). What are these ten? [...] (8) completion of the immeasurable enjoyment of the circle of hair between the eyebrows by accumulating endless offerings; (9) completion of the immeasurable, invisible crown of the head by serving teachers (guru) with endless homage and conquering pride; (10) completion of the immeasurable unfailing courage (Dz-Գپ) by adequately grasping (岹ṣiṇa-) the coming and going without deception or guile (māyā-śṻⲹ). [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�, “deceit�) refers to one of the fourty “conditions� (ṃs) that are “associated with mind� (citta-samprayukta) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 30). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., śṻⲹ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Śṻⲹ (“treachery�) also refers to one of the “twenty-four minor defilements� (ܱ貹ś) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 69).

Śṻⲹ (“deceit�) also refers to the one of the “six obstacles to concentration� (-屹ṇa) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 118).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shathya in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śṻⲹ (शाठ्�).—n S Roguery or knavery: also villainy or wickedness freely.

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sāṭhyā (साठ्या).—See ṭa &c.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�).—[śṻasya bhāva� ṣyñ] (a) Dishonesty, perfidy, guile; trickery, fraud, villainy; आजन्मन� शाठ्यमशिक्षितो यः (ājanmana� śṻⲹmaśikṣito ya�) Ś.5.25; दाक्षिण्यं स्वजने दय� परजन� शाठ्यं सद� दुर्जन� (dākṣiṇya� svajane dayā parajane śṻⲹ� sadā durjane) 󲹰ṛh 2.22. (b) Art, skill, cunning; देव्या निह्नोतुमिच्छोरिति सुरसरितं शाठ्यमव्याद्विभोर्वः (devyā nihnotumicchoriti surasarita� śṻⲹmavyādvibhorva�) Mu.1.1.

Derivable forms: śṻⲹm (शाठ्यम�).

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

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�).—n.

(-ṻⲹ�) Wickedness, villainy. E. śṻ wicked, ṣyñ aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�).—i. e. śṻa + ya, n. 1. Deceit, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 99, M.M. 2. Wickedness. 3. Perfidy, hatred, [󲹰ṛh, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 19.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�).—[neuter] falsehood, villany; p. vant.

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

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�):—[from śṻ] n. wickedness, deceit, guile, roguery, dishonesty, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṭṭ.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shathya in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śṻⲹ (ಶಾಠ್�):�

1) [noun] the quality of cheating; fraud.

2) [noun] the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness; obstinacy.

3) [noun] the behaviour or an act of a rogue; roguery; wickedness.

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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.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shathya in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Śṻⲹ (शाठ्�):—n. 1. dishonesty; perfidy; guile; trickery; fraud; 2. wickedness; villainy;

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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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