As a deity name
Name 241 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
doing good, acting well, treating w˚ or kindly, a benefactor (brāhmaṇa-sat-k˚, ‘one who does good or honour to Brāhmans’)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested members (member kartA unglossed)Multiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "satkartā" is the nominative of "satkartṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
sat—kartṛ mfn. doing good, acting well, treating w˚ or kindly, a benefactor (brāhmaṇa-sat-k˚, ‘one who does good or honour to Brāhmans’), MBh.; Mṛcch.
sat—kartṛ m. N. of Viṣṇu, L.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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