सत्त्व
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /sət̪.t̪ʋᵊ/, [sɐt̪̚.t̪wᵊ]
Noun
सत्त्व • (sattva) m
- essence, nature, character
- courage, strength
- life, spirit
- existence, being
- (Hinduism) sattva, one of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things, associated with purity, goodness, and knowledge
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सत्त्व sattva |
सत्त्व sattva |
| oblique | सत्त्व sattva |
सत्त्वों sattvõ |
| vocative | सत्त्व sattva |
सत्त्वो sattvo |
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “सत्त्व”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 773
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सत्त्व”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 977
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সত্ত্ব (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬢ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬯ (Balinese script)
- সত্ত্ব (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰝𑰿𑰝𑰿𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- သတ္တွ (Burmese script)
- સત્ત્વ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਤ੍ਤ੍ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦠ꧀ꦠ꧀ꦮ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂹𑂫 (Kaithi script)
- ಸತ್ತ್ವ (Kannada script)
- សត្ត្វ (Khmer script)
- ສຕ຺ຕ຺ວ (Lao script)
- സത്ത്വ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᢠᢠᠣᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᢐᢐᢦ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑦽𑧠𑦽𑧠𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐟𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐰 (Newa script)
- ସତ୍ତ୍ଵ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢡ꣄ꢡ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆠𑇀𑆠𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖝𑖿𑖝𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
- සත්ත්ව (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩫 𑪙𑩫 𑪙𑩾 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚙𑚶𑚙𑚶𑚦 (Takri script)
- ஸத்த்வ (Tamil script)
- సత్త్వ (Telugu script)
- สตฺตฺว (Thai script)
- ས་ཏྟྭ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒞𑓂𑒞𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨙𑩇𑨙𑩇𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From सत् (sat, “being, living, enduring”) + -त्व (-tva).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐt.tʋɐ́/, [sɐt̚.tʋɐ́]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐt̪.t̪ʋɐ/, [s̪ɐt̪̚.t̪ʋɐ]
Noun
स॒त्त्व • (sattvá) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सत्त्वम् (sattvam) | सत्त्वे (sattve) | सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) |
| accusative | सत्त्वम् (sattvam) | सत्त्वे (sattve) | सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) |
| instrumental | सत्त्वेन (sattvena) | सत्त्वाभ्याम् (sattvābhyām) | सत्त्वैः (sattvaiḥ) |
| dative | सत्त्वाय (sattvāya) | सत्त्वाभ्याम् (sattvābhyām) | सत्त्वेभ्यः (sattvebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सत्त्वात् (sattvāt) | सत्त्वाभ्याम् (sattvābhyām) | सत्त्वेभ्यः (sattvebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) | सत्त्वयोः (sattvayoḥ) | सत्त्वानाम् (sattvānām) |
| locative | सत्त्वे (sattve) | सत्त्वयोः (sattvayoḥ) | सत्त्वेषु (sattveṣu) |
| vocative | सत्त्व (sattva) | सत्त्वे (sattve) | सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) |
Derived terms
- बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva)
- महासत्त्व (mahāsattva)
- वज्रसत्त्व (vajrasattva)
Descendants
- Helu Prakrit:
- Sinhalese: සත්ව (satwa), සත (sata)
- Pali: satta
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢 (satta)
- → Burmese: သတ္တဝါ (satta.wa)
- → English: sattva
- → Khmer: សត្វ (sat)
- → Lao: ສັດ (sat)
- → Lü: ᦶᦉᧆ (ṡaed)
- → Malay: satwa
- Indonesian: satwa
- → Middle Chinese: 薩埵 (MC sat twaX)
- → Sundanese: sato
- → Tausug: sattuwa
- → Thai: สัตว์ (sàt)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “sattvá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 690
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “सत्त्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1135, column 2.