As a deity name
Name 701 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
सत्ता · noun · feminine
होने का भाव । अस्तित्व । हस्ती । होना भाव · शक्ति, दम · वास्तविकता । यथार्थता (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
सत्ता · noun · masculine
ताश या गंजीफे का वह पत्ता जिसमें सात बूटियाँ हो — Śabdasāgara
सत्ता · sattā · s.f.
Existence, being, entity, reality; goodness, excellence — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 637
सत्ता · sattā · s.m.
Strength, energy, vigour, power, &c. ( = sat, q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 637
सत्ता · feminine
existence, being; authority, power
सत्ता · masculine
a group of seven; a seven
Cited formation "सत्ता" is सत्त + -आ: सत्त means "contrac. of satya, q.v", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit सत्त्व — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢 (satta), from Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
sat—tva See below.
sat-tva n. (ifc. f(ā). ) being, existence, entity, reality (īśvara-s˚, ‘the existence of a Supreme Being’), TS. &c. &c.
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit सप्तक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 (sattaga) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit सप्तक (saptaka, “group of seven”), whence also Punjabi ਸੱਤਾ (sattā). Doublet of सप्तक (saptak). Equivalent to सात (sāt, “7”) + -आ (-ā). Cognate with Nepali सत्ता (sattā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
saptaka mfn. consisting of 7 (catvāraḥ saptakāḥ, ‘cons˚ of 4 × 7 i.e. 28’, Hariv.; sapta saptakāḥ or saptakāḥ sapta, ‘7 × 7 i.e. 49’, ib.; R.), RPrāt.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
the 7th, W.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
existence, being, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sattā" is the feminine form of "satta" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M1 · same meaning "sattā" is the nominative of "sattṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case, derived from the stem's own paradigm.
M3 · meaning shifts "sattā" is derived from "sat" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sat mf(satī)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), RV. &c. &c.
abiding in (loc.), MBh.
sat—tā f. existence, being, Up.; Kaṇ.; Tarkas. &c.
a partic. Jāti (in phil.), MW.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
sat—tā f. existence, being, Up.; Kaṇ.; Tarkas. &c.
a partic. Jāti (in phil.), MW.
goodness, excellence, W.
sattā 1 Existence, entity, being. 2 Actual existence, reality. 3 The highest Jāti or generality; dravyāditrikavṛttistu sattā paratayocyate. 4 Goodness, excellence.
sattā f. (-ttā) 1 Being, existence. 2 Goodness, excellence. E. sat being, tal aff. of the abstract; also sattvaṃ.
satta mfn. (cf. pra-satta and ni-ṣatta) seated, RV.
sattṛ mfn. sitting down (esp. at a sacrifice), RV.
sat mf(satī)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), RV. &c. &c.
abiding in (loc.), MBh.
Alternative readings
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