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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. असत्asata.Not being or existing; तदभावे सदप्यसत् H.3.3; असति त्वयि Ku.4.12; Ms.9.154.
    1. Not being or existing; तदभावे सदप्यसत् H.3.3; असति त्वयि Ku.4.12; Ms.9.154.
    2. Nonexistent, unreal; आत्मनो ब्रह्मणोऽभेदमसन्तं कः करिष्यति.
    3. Bad (Opposite of सत्); सदसद्व्यक्तिहेतवः R.1.1.
    4. Wicked, vile, evil; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedविचार.
    5. Not manifest.
    6. Wrong, improper, false, untrue; इति यदुक्तं तदसत् (Often times occurring in controversial works).
    7. Not answering its purpose.m (न्) Indra. Neuter (त्)
    8. Non-existence, non-entity; नासदासीन्नो सदासीत् Rv.1.129.1; असद्वा इदमग्र आसीत् ततो वै सदजायत Tait. Up.2.7.1; नासतो विद्यते भावः Bg.2.16. Ms.12.118;1.11,14,74.
    9. An evil, a harm.
    10. Untruth, falsehood.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ती An unchaste woman; असती भवति सलज्जा Pt.1.418.

    • -अध्येतृ Masculine a Brāhmaṇa who reads heterodox works, one who neglects his own Śākhā and studies another; also called शाखारण्डः, स्वशाखां यः परित्यज्य अन्यत्र कुरुते श्रमम् । शाखारण्डः स विज्ञेयो वर्जयेत्तं क्रियासु च ॥

    • -आगमः

      1. a heterodox Śāstra or doctrine.
      2. acquisition (of wealth) by unfair or foul means.
      3. a foul means itself.
    • -आचार Adjective following evil practices, wicked. (-रः) an evil practice.

    • -आचारिन् Adjective one who follows evil practices, wicked, vile.

    • -कर्मन् -क्रिया etc. See below.

    • -कल्पना

      1. an untrue action, one which never took place.
      2. fabrication of falsehood.
    • -ख्यातिः Feminine wrong or improper perception or knowledge; आत्मख्याति रसख्यातिरख्यातिः ख्यातिरन्यथा Sarva. S.

    • -ग्र

      1. (ग्रा) हः a bad trick.
      2. a bad opinion, prejudice. मोहाद् गृहीत्वाऽसद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽ- शुचिव्रताः Bg.16.1.
      3. childish desire.
    • -चेष्टितम् harm, injury; प्राणिष्वसच्चेष्टितम् Ś.5.9.

    • -जनः a bad, wicked, or contemptible man.

    • -दृश् Adjective evil-eyed.

    • -पथः

      1. a bad road (Literal)
      2. evil practices or doctrines; नाशो हन्त सतामसत्पथजुषामायुः समानां शतम् Bv.4.36.
    • -परिग्रहः acceptance of unfit presents, receiving presents from improper persons; Ms.12.32.

    • -पुत्रः

      1. a childless man; Ms.9.154.
      2. a bad son or disreputable son.
    • -प्रतिग्रहः

      1. present of bad things; Ms.11.194.
      2. receiving unfit presents (such as तिल) or from improper persons.
    • -भावः

      1. non-existence, absence.
      2. a bad or wicked opinion.
      3. an evil disposition.
    • -वादिन् Adjective one who says that a matter (or idea) is non-existent, who negatives the existence or declares the non-existence of an idea or matter; असद्वादी हि विद्यमानमपि अनुपलभ्य ब्रूयात् । ŚB. on MS.1.8.4. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedत्वम् Being an असद्वादिन्; सद्वादित्वाच्च पाणिनेर्वचनं प्रमाणम् । असद्वादित्वान्न कात्यायनस्य । ŚB. on MS.1.8.4.

    • -वृत्ति, -व्यवहार

      1. Adjective following evil practices, wicked. (-त्तिः Feminine)
      2. a low or degrading occupation.
      3. wickedness,-व्यवहार Adjective following evil practices. (-रः) evil practice.
    • -शास्त्रम्

      1. a wrong doctrine.
      2. a heterodox doctrine (such as that of the Bauddhas); Ms.11.65.
    • -संसर्गः bad company.

    • -हेतुः

      1. a statement having exceptions (in न्याय).
      2. a bad or fallacious hetu; See हेत्वाभास.

    In the Gita2·169·1911·3713·1317·28

    नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः ।

    nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ, — That which really is, cannot go out of existence, just as that which is non-existent cannot come into being. The end of this opposition of ‘is’ and… 2·16
    • असतःasataḥgenitive singular of the neuter form of the compound adjective asat (unreal, non-existent) used as a noun.
    • असत्‌asatnominative singular of the neuter form of the compound adjective asat (non-existent, unreal) used as a noun.
  2. असत्कर्मन्asatkarmana.Of bad conduct, wicked. n. (-र्म)
    1. Of bad conduct, wicked. Neuter (-र्म)
    2. A bad action (prohibited by the Vedas).
    3. Wickedness. असत्कारः, _असत्क्रिया Disrespect, dishonour, bad or inhospitable reception.
  3. असत्कृasatkṛ8 U. To disrespect, dishonour, not to receive hospitably.

    8 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) To disrespect, dishonour, not to receive hospitably.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. असत्asat[á-sat] pr. pt. non-existent; untrue; bad; -î, f. unchaste woman; n. non-entity; lie; evil; -kalpanâ, f. false…

    [á-sat] present participle non-existent; untrue; bad; -î, feminine; also equal for unchaste woman; neuter non-entity; lie; evil; -kalpanâ, feminine; also equal for false supposition; lie; -krita, perfect passive participle badly treated; offered ungraciously; neuter injury; -tva, neuter non-existence: -vakana, adjective expressing no entity: -tâ, feminine; also equal for abstract neuter; -putra, adjective sonless; -pratigraha, masculine acceptance of a gift from an unworthy person; -pralâpa, masculine empty talk; -pravritti, feminine; also equal for evil course of action.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. असत्asatmf(/अ-सती)n. ([in RV. seven times /असत् and five times /आसत् with lengthening of the accentuated vowel]) not…
    1. mf(/अ-सती)neuter gender ([in fg-veda seven times /असत् and five times /आसत् with lengthening of the accentuated vowel]) not being, not existing, unreal fg-veda vii, 134, 8 AV. Up. Kum. iv, 12
    2. mf(/अ-सती)neuter gender untrue, wrong fg-veda
    3. mf(/अ-सती)neuter gender bad S3Br. Mn. etc.
    4. masculine gender (न्) Indra इन्द्र Lexicographers
    5. neuter gender (त्) non-existence, nonentity fg-veda AV. etc.
    6. neuter gender untruth, falsehood fg-veda vii, 104, 8
    7. neuter gender evil Ragh. i, 10
    8. masculine gender plural (न्तस्) bad or contemptible men MBh. etc.
    9. (in compound)
  2. असत्करत्वasatkaratvan. incapability of effecting anything Kap.

    neuter gender incapability of effecting anything Kap.

  3. असत्कल्पनाasatkalpanāf. a wrong supposition S3ak.

    feminine a wrong supposition S3ak.

  4. असत्कारasatkāram. doing injury, offence MBh. i, 6355.

    masculine gender doing injury, offence MBh. i, 6355.

  5. असत्कार्यasatkāryan. bad or illicit occupation Mn. xii, 32

    neuter gender bad or illicit occupation Mn. xii, 32

  6. असत्कार्यवादिन्asatkāryavādinm. one who (like a Naiya1yika नैयायिक) holds that an effect is nonexistent in its cause before production.

    masculine gender one who (like a Naiya1yika नैयायिक) holds that an effect is nonexistent in its cause before production.