Sacetana, Sacetanā: 12 definitions
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Sacetana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sachetana.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysacetana : (adj.) animate; conscious.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySacetana, (adj.) (sa3+cetana) animate, conscious, rational J. I, 74; Mhvs 38, 97. (Page 667)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysacētana (सचेतन).—a (S sa & cētanā) Animate, living.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsacētana (सचेतन).—a Animate, living.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySacetana (सचेतन).—a.
1) Sentient, animate, rational.
2) Conscious, sensible.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySacetana (सचेतन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Rational. 2. Conscious, sensible. E. sa with, cetana intellect.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySacetana (सचेतन).—[adjective] conscious, sensible.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySacetana (सचेतन):—[=sa-cetana] [from sa > sa-cakita] mfn. having reason or consciousness or feeling, sentient, sensible, animate, rational, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySacetana (सचेतन):—[sa-cetana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Conscious, rational.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySacetana (सचेतन) [Also spelled sachetan]:—(a) conscious; —[kalākāra] a conscious artist; ~[tā] consciousness; diligence.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSacētana (ಸಚೇತನ):—[adjective] characterised by much action or motion; lively, busy, agile, quick, etc.; active.
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Sacētana (ಸಚೇತನ):—
1) [noun] that which is characterised by much action or motion, liveliness, agility, quickness, etc.
2) [noun] the principle or entity regarded as being the immortal part of the person; the soul.
3) [noun] an active, able or competent man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cetana, Sha, Ca.
Starts with: Sacetana-avastha.
Full-text: Sachetan.
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