सत् [ sat ] [ sát ] m. f. n. ( pr. p. of √ 1. [ as ] ) being , existing , occurring , happening , being present ( [ sato me ] , " when I was present " ; often connected with other participles or with an adverb e.g. [ nāmni kṛte sati ] , " when the name has been given " ; [ tathā sati ] , " if it be so " ; also ibc. , where sometimes = " possessed of " cf. [ sat-kalpavṛkṣa ] ) Lit. RV.

abiding in (loc.) Lit. MBh.

belonging to (gen.) Lit. ŚBr.

living Lit. MuṇḍUp.

lasting , enduring Lit. Kāv. Lit. RV.

real , actual , as any one or anything ought to be , true , good , right ( [ tan na sat ] , " that is not right " ) , beautiful , wise , venerable , honest ( often in comp. see below) Lit. RV.

[ sat ] m. a being , (pl.) beings , creatures Lit. RV.

a good or wise man , a sage Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

good or honest or wise or respectable people Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

[ satī ] f. see [ satī́ ] below

[ sat ] n. that which really is , entity or existence , essence , the true being or really existent (in the Vedânta , " the self-existent or Universal Spirit , Brahma " ) Lit. RV.

m. that which is good or real or true , good , advantage , reality , truth Lit. ib.

water Lit. Naigh. i , 12

(in gram.) the terminations of the present participle Lit. Pāṇ. 3-2 , 127

[ sat ] ind. (cf. [ sat-√ kṛ ] ) well , right , fitly. ( cf. Gk. 1 , 2 for 3 ; Lat. (sens) in (absens) , (pra-sens) ; (sons) , " guilty " , orig. " the real doer " ; Lith. (sās) , (ésas) ; Slav. (sy) , (sas8ta) . )