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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सत्यsatyaa.True, real, genuine; as in सत्यव्रत, सत्यसंध.

    [सते हितं यत्]

    1. True, real, genuine; as in सत्यव्रत, सत्यसंध.
    2. Honest, sincere, truthful, faithful.
    3. Fulfilled, realized.
    4. Virtuous, upright.
    5. Unfailing; कच्चिच्छुश्रूषसे तात पितुः सत्यपराक्रम Rām.2.1.7.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -त्यः

      1. The abode of Brahman and of truth, the uppermost of the seven worlds or lokas above the earth; see लोक.
      2. The Aśvattha tree.
      3. Name of Rāma.
      4. Of Viṣṇu; सत्यव्रतं सत्यपरं त्रिसत्यं सत्यस्य योनिं निहितं च सत्ये । सत्यस्य सत्यमृतसत्यनेत्रं सत्यात्मकं त्वां शरणं प्रपन्नाः ॥ Bhāg.1.2.26.
      5. The deity presiding over नान्दीमुखश्राद्ध quod vide, which see
      6. Name of Brahman; अव्ययस्याप्रमेयस्य सत्यस्य च तथाग्रतः Mb.1.37.5.
    • -त्यम्

      1. Truth; मौनात्सत्यं विशिष्यते Ms.2.83; सत्यं ब्रू 'to speak the truth'.
      2. Sincerity.
      3. Goodness, virtue, purity,
      4. An oath, a promise, solemn asseveration; सत्याद् गुरुमलोपयन् R.12.9; Ms.8.113.
      5. A truism demonstrated truth of dogma.
      6. The first of the four Yugas. or ages of the world, the golden age, the age of truth and purity.
      7. Water
      8. The Supreme Spirit; हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् Īśop.15.
      9. Final emancipation (मोक्ष); इह चेदवेदीदथ सत्यमस्ति न चेदिहावेदीन् महती विनष्टिः Ken.2.5.
    • -त्यम् Indeclinable Truly, really, indeed, verily, forsooth; सत्यं शपामि ते पादपङ्कजस्पर्शेन K.; Ku.6.19.

    • -अग्निः Name of the sage Agastya.

    • -अनुरक्त Adjective devoted to truth, honest, upright, true.

    • -अनृत

      1. Adjective
      2. true and false; सत्यानृता च परुषा H.2.183.
      3. apparently true, but really false.
      4. (तम्, ते) truth and falsehood.
      5. practice of truth and falsehood; id est, that is trade, commerce; सत्यानृताभ्यामपि वा न श्ववृत्त्या कदाचन Ms.4.4 and 6.
    • -अभिसंध Adjective true to one's promise, sincere.

    • -आत्मन् true. (-Masculine) a virtuous or upright man.

    • -आश्रमः renunciation of the world (संन्यास); दीक्षा बहुविधा राजन् सत्याश्रमपदं भवेत् Mb.12.66.13.

    • -उत्कर्षः

      1. pre-eminence in truth.
      2. true excellence.
    • -उद्य Adjective speaking the truth.

    • -उपयाचन Adjective fulfilling a request.

    • -कामः a lover of truth.

    • -क्रिया a promise, oath.

    • -जित् Name of Indra in the third Manvantara; इन्द्रस्तु सत्यजित् Bhāg.8.1.24.

    • -तपस् Masculine Name of a sage.

    • -दर्शिन् Adjective truth-seeing, fore-seeing truth.

    • -धन Adjective rich in truth, exceedingly truthful.

    • -धर्मः the law of truth, eternal truth. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपरायण Adjective devoted to truth and virtue.

    • -धृति Adjective strictly truthful.

    • -नारायणः

      1. A form of Viṣṇu.
      2. A form of divinity (called Satyapīr in Bengāli).
    • -पुरम्

      1. the world of Viṣṇu.
      2. The city of Satya-nārayaṇa; अन्ते सत्यपुरं ययौ (सत्यनारायणव्रतकथा).
    • -पुष्टिः true or permanent prosperity.

    • -पूत Adjective purified by truth (as words); सत्यपूतां वदेद्वाणीम् Ms.6.46.

    • -प्रतिज्ञ Adjective true to one's promise.

    • -प्रतिष्ठान, -मूल Adjective grounded in truth.

    • -फलः the Bilva tree.

    • -भामा Name of the daughter of Satrājit and the favourite wife of Kṛiṣṇa; (it was for her that Kṛiṣṇa fought with Indra and brought the Pārijāta tree from the Nandana garden and planted it in her garden).

    • -भारतः Name of Vyāsa.

    • -भेदिन् Adjective promise-breaking.

    • -मानम् a true measure.

    • -युगम् the golden age; the first or कृतयुग; see सत्यम् (6) above.

    • -यौवनः a Vidyādhara.

    • -रत Adjective devoted to truth, honest, sincere. (-तः) Name of Vyāsa.

    • -लौकिकम् spiritual and worldly matters; मया प्रोक्तं हि लोकस्य प्रमाणं सत्यलौकिके Bhāg.3.24.35.

    • -वचनम्

      1. the speaking of truth.
      2. a promise, solemn assurance.
    • -वचस्

      1. Adjective truthful, veracious. (-Masculine)
      2. a saint, Ṛiṣi.
      3. a seer. (-Neuter) truth, veracity.
    • -वद्य Adjective veracious; सत्यवद्यो रघूत्तमः Bk.5.1. (-द्यम्) truth, veracity.

    • -वाक्यम्

      1. truth-speaking, veracity, -वाच् Adjective truthful, veracious, candid. (-Masculine)
      2. a saint, seer.
      3. a crow.
    • -वादिन्

      1. Adjective
      2. truth-speaking.
      3. sincere, outspoken, candid.
    • -व्यवस्था ascertainment of truth.

    • -व्रत, -संगर, -संध

      1. Adjective
      2. true or faithful to an agreement, promise or word, adhering to truth veracious; Bhāg.1.2.26; see सत्यः (4).
      3. honest, sincere.
    • -श्रवसी Vedic an epithet of Uṣas.

    • -श्रावणम् taking a solemn oath.

    • -संश्रवः a promise, vow.

    • -संकल्प Adjective true in purpose of resolve.

    • -संकाश Adjective specious, plausible-संगरः Name of Kubera. -Adjective true to an agreement or promise.

    • -संधः

      1. an epithet of Rāma; राजेन्द्रं सत्यसंधं दशरथतनयम् Rāma-rakṣā 26.
      2. of Bharata.
      3. of king Janamejaya. (-धा) an epithet of Draupadī. -Adjective keeping one's promise, faithful.
    • -साक्षिन् Masculine a trustworthy witness; यथोक्तेन नयन्तस्ते पूयन्ते सत्यसाक्षिणः Ms.8.257.

    In the Gita10·416·216·717·1518·65

    बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः ।

    buddhirjñānamasammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ, — Understanding and knowledge and freedom from the bewilderment of the Ignorance, forgiveness and truth and self-government and calm of inner control… 10·4
    • सत्यम्satyamnominative or accusative singular of the neuter noun satya (truth). Accusative Singular of the Neuter form of the Adjective satya (truth).
  2. असत्यasatyaa.Untrue, false; पापासः सन्तो अनृता असत्याः Rv.4.5.5; असत्यमप्रतिष्ठम् Bg.16.8.
    1. Untrue, false; पापासः सन्तो अनृता असत्याः Rv.4.5.5; असत्यमप्रतिष्ठम् Bg.16.8.
    2. Imaginary, unreal, असत्यकण्ठार्पितबाहुबन्धना Ku.5.27.
    3. of uncertain result; असत्यानि च युद्धानि संशयो मे न रोचते Rām.5.3.35.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -त्यः A liar.

    • -त्यम् Falsehood, untruth.

    • -वादिन् Adjective speaking falsely, liar.

    • -सन्ध Adjective not true to one's promise, false, perfidious, treacherous; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedधे जने सखी पदं कारिता Ś.4.

    • -सन्निभ Adjective improbable, unlikely.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. सत्यsatya[sat-yá] a. actual, real, genuine, true; successful, effectual (invocation), realised (wish); trustworthy…

    [sat-yá] adjective actual, real, genuine, true; successful, effectual (invocation), realised (wish); trustworthy, faithful, sincere; valid (agreement): -m kri, make true, fulfil; (á)-m, adverb, -ial, -ially truly, really, actually, indeed, certainly, rightly; very well (in answers); it is true (also with tu, kim tu, tathâ ͜ api, but, yet); yat satyam, indeed, certainly; masculine ninth Kalpa or cosmic period; epithet of Krishna; noun of a certain genius; noun; neuter reality, truth; truth fulness, veracity; promise, oath, word; first age (Equivalent tokrita); noun of the highest of the seven worlds: -m ka te gñâtvâ, having ascer tained the truth about you (i. e. that you are actually so); -m kikîrshamâna, wishing to keep one's word; tena satyena, on the strength of that truth, so truly; yathâ -tena or evam satyena, as certainly -so truly; â, feminine; also equal for epithet of Durgâ; abbreviated for Satyabhâmâ.

  2. असत्यasatya[a-satyá] a. untrue; n. falsehood, lie: -vâda, m. lie; -sîla, a. addicted to lies; -sam dha, a. whose…

    [a-satyá] adjective untrue; neuter falsehood, lie: -vâda, masculine lie; -sîla, adjective addicted to lies; -sam dha, adjective whose engagements are untrustwor thy, treacherous.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सत्यsatyamf(आ)n. true, real, actual, genuine, sincere, honest, truthful, faithful, pure, virtuous, good. successful…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender true, real, actual, genuine, sincere, honest, truthful, faithful, pure, virtuous, good. successful, effectual, valid (सत्यं-√कृ, "to make true, ratify, realise, fulfil") fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine gender the uppermost of the seven Lokas लोक s or worlds (the abode of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा and heaven of truth; see लोक) Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender Name of the ninth Kalpa कल्प (quod vide) Pur.
    4. masculine gender the As3vattha अश्वत्थ tree Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender of Ra1ma-candra राम-चन्द्र Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender of a supernatural being Gaut. VarBr2S. Hcat.
    8. masculine gender of a deity presiding over the Na1ndi1-mukha नान्दी-मुख S3ra1ddha श्राद्ध Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender of one of the Vis3ve विश्वे Deva1h2 देवाः catalogue or catalogues
    10. masculine gender of a Vya1sa व्यास catalogue or catalogues
    11. masculine gender of a son of Havir-dha1na हविर्-धान BhP.
    12. masculine gender of a son of Vitatya वितत्य MBh.
    13. masculine gender of one of the 7 R2ishis ऋषि s in various Manvantaras मन्वन्तर s Hariv. Pur.
    14. masculine gender (with आचार्य) Name of an astronomer (author of the Hora1-s3a1stra होरा-शास्त्र) VarBr2S.
    15. masculine gender plural Name of a class of gods in various Manvantaras मन्वन्तर s Hariv. Pur.
    16. neuter gender truth, reality (सत्येन, "truly", "certainly", "really"; क्/अस्मात् स्/अत्यात्, "for what reason, how is it that?" त्/एन सत्य्/एन, "for that reason, so truly"; यथा-तेन [or एवं] सत्येन, "as-so truly"; with Buddhists Buddhists truth is of two kinds, viz. संवृति- and परमा*र्थ-सत्यम्, "truth by general consent" and "self-evident truth" Dharmas. 95; for the four fundamental truths of Buddhists Buddhists see MWB. 43; 56) fg-veda etc.
    17. neuter gender speaking the truth, sincerity, veracity KenUp. Mn. R. etc.
    18. neuter gender a solemn asseveration, vow, promise, oath (सत्यं चिकीर्षमाण, "wishing to fulfil one's promise or keep one's word") AV. etc.
    19. neuter gender demonstrated conclusion, dogma W.
    20. neuter gender the quality of goodness or purity or knowledge MW.
    21. neuter gender the first of the four Yugas युग s or ages (Equivalent to 1. -कृत्/अ quod vide) Lexicographers
    22. neuter gender a particular mythical weapon R.
    23. neuter gender the uppermost of the 7 Lokas लोक s (see under masculine gender) Veda7ntas. BhP.
    24. neuter gender one of the 7 Vya1hr2itis व्याहृति s Lexicographers
    25. neuter gender particular Satya सत्य -formula A1s3vS3r.
    26. neuter gender Equivalent to उदक, water Naigh. i, 12
    27. neuter gender (also with प्रजापतेः) Name of Sa1mans सामन् s A1rshBr. S3rS.
    28. etc. see page and participle 1135, column 3 .
  2. अप्रामिसत्यaprāmisatya(√मी with प्रा = प्र cf. अ-प्र्/अमय), "of imperishable truthfulness", unalterably true RV. viii, 61, 4.

    (√मी with प्रा Equivalent to प्र confer, compare अ-प्र्/अमय), "of imperishable truthfulness", unalterably true fg-veda viii, 61, 4.

  3. असत्यasatyamfn. untrue, false, lying. RV. iv, 5, 5 MBh. &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective untrue, false, lying. fg-veda iv, 5, 5 MBh. etc.
    2. neuter gender untruth, falsehood Mn. etc.
  4. असत्यताasatyatāf. untruth Sa1h.

    feminine untruth Sa1h.

  5. असत्यवादasatyavādam. a lie Das3.

    masculine gender a lie Das3.

  6. असत्यवादिन्asatyavādinmfn. speaking falsely, a liar.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective speaking falsely, a liar.