सत्

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ́t̪/
• (Classical) 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) 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) n

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

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1134