Asat: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Asat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Shaiva philosophy
Asat (असत्) refers to “non-existent (manifestations)”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.131-132.—Accordingly, “[...] For this very reason, in our system the [Buddhist] externalist’s claim that a concept involves no real manifestation cannot be accepted at all: since the proponent of the theory that cognition has aspects says that a concept is [immediately] manifest in itself insofar as every cognition is immediately aware of itself,] even though with respect to the object, [this concept] is a [mere] determination, how could it have a nonexistent manifestation (asat-prakāśana)? So enough with this”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Asat (असत्) refers to “(inert) non-being” (and is used to describe the illusory world—viśva), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] You are one, conscious and pure, while all this is just inert non-being (asat) [tvamekaścetanaḥ śuddho jaḍaṃ viśvamasattathā]. Ignorance itself is nothing, so what need have you of desire to understand? Kingdoms, children, wives, bodies, pleasures - these have all been lost to you life after life, attached to them though you were. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Asat (असत्) refers to “wrong knowledge”. according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 1.32, “Owing to lack of discrimination between the real and the unreal, wrong knowledge is whimsical as that of a lunatic”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Asat, (Asanto) (a + sat, ppr. of asti) not being, not being good, i.e. bad, not genuine (cp. asa); frequent , e.g. Sn. 94, 131, 881, 950; Dh. 73, 77, 367; It. 69 (asanto nirayaṃ nenti). See also asaddhamma. *Asati (& Asanāti q. v.) (Sk. aśnāti, aś to partake of, to eat or drink cp. aṃśa share, part) to eat; imper. asnātu J V 376; fut. asissāmi Th. 1, 223; Sn. 970.—ppr. med. asamāna J. V, 59; Sn. 239. ger. asitvā Miln. 167; & asitvāna J. IV, 371 (an°). pp. asita (q. v.). See also the spurious forms asmiye & añhati (añhamāna Sn. 240), also āsita1. (Page 87)
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
asat (असत्).—a (S) Untrue, unreal, false; not actual, just, genuine &c. 2 Bad, wicked, wrong. In comp. as asanmitra A false friend; asadvidyā Wicked science, i. e. necromancy; asanmārga An evil course or way; asadvyāpāra or asadvyavahāra Bad, foolish, wrong practices or proceedings; asadbhāva An evil disposition; asatkarma,asatpatha, asatputra, asatsaṃsarga, asadvicāra asadācāra, asadvṛtti.
asat (असत्).—a False; bad; not just.
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
Asat (असत्).—a.
1) Not being or existing; तदभावे सदप्यसत् (tadabhāve sadapyasat) H.3.3; असति त्वयि (asati tvayi) Kumārasambhava 4.12; Manusmṛti 9.154.
2) Nonexistent, unreal; आत्मनो ब्रह्मणोऽभेदमसन्तं कः करिष्यति (ātmano brahmaṇo'bhedamasantaṃ kaḥ kariṣyati).
3) Bad (opp. sat); सदसद्व्यक्तिहेतवः (sadasadvyaktihetavaḥ) R.1.1.
4) Wicked, vile, evil; °विचार (vicāra).
5) Not manifest.
6) Wrong, improper, false, untrue; इति यदुक्तं तदसत् (iti yaduktaṃ tadasat) (oft. occurring in controversial works).
7) Not answering its purpose. m (n) Indra. n. (t)
1) Non-existence, non-entity; नासदासीन्नो सदासीत् (nāsadāsīnno sadāsīt) Ṛgveda 1.129.1; असद्वा इदमग्र आसीत् ततो वै सदजायत (asadvā idamagra āsīt tato vai sadajāyata) Tait. Up.2.7.1; नासतो विद्यते भावः (nāsato vidyate bhāvaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.16. Manusmṛti 12.118;1.11,14,74.
2) An evil, a harm.
3) Untruth, falsehood.
-tī An unchaste woman; असती भवति सलज्जा (asatī bhavati salajjā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.418.
Asat (असत्).—mfn. (-san-satī-sat) 1. Non-existent, not being. 2. Untrue, unreal. 3. Bad, vile. E. a neg. and sat being, &c.
1) Asat (असत्):—[=a-sat] mf(a-satī)n. ([in, [Ṛg-veda] seven times asat and five times āsat with lengthening of the accentuated vowel]) not being, not existing, unreal, [Ṛg-veda vii, 134, 8; Atharva-veda; Upaniṣad; Kumāra-sambhava iv, 12]
2) [v.s. ...] untrue, wrong, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] bad, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] m. (n) Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [=a-sat] n. (t) non-existence, nonentity, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] untruth, falsehood, [Ṛg-veda vii, 104, 8]
7) [v.s. ...] evil, [Raghuvaṃśa i, 10]
8) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] (ntas) bad or contemptible men, [Mahābhārata etc.]
9) Āsāt (आसात्):—ind. ([from] an ideal base āsa), from or in the proximity, near, [Ṛg-veda]
Asat (असत्):—[a-sat] (n-tī-t) a. Non-existent, unreal, untrue; bad, vile.
Āsāt (आसात्):—adv. aus der Nähe, in der Nähe [das 2, 16.] ā na.indro dū.ādā na ā.āt (yāsat) [Ṛgveda 4, 20, 1. 1, 27, 3.] — abl. von āsa und dieses wohl von 3. āsa .
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Āsāt (आसात्):—Abl. Adv. aus der Nähe , in d. N.
Asat (असत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Asa, Asaṃta.
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
Asat (असत्):—(a) evil, bad; non-existent; illusory; ~[kārya] evil deed, misdeed; ~[patha] immoral path/way.
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Nepali dictionary
Asat (असत्):—adj. evil; bad; non-existent; illusory;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+20): Asacchastra, Asaccheshtita, Asadacara, Asadacarin, Asadadhyetri, Asadagama, Asadbhava, Asadbuddhi, Asaddhetu, Asaddipadarshana, Asaddrish, Asadgraha, Asadjnana, Asadrupadarshana, Asadudbhavana, Asadvadin, Asajjana, Asajjvalanajvaladarshana, Asanmarga, Asatkalpa.
Full-text (+116): Asatta, Asajjana, Asadbhava, Asatkara, Asatkrita, Sadasat, Asattva, Asatsanga, Asatputra, Asacchastra, Asatkarya, Asatpatha, Asatkalpana, Asadvritti, Asadacara, Asadvyavahara, Asatsamsarga, Asadgraha, Asadacarin, Asatparigraha.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Ritual drink in the Iranian and Indian traditions (by Nawaz R. Guard)
9. Drinks used in Penance for Purification < [Chapter 7 - Drinks under Prayashcittas and ordeals]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Application of Satkaryavada based on theory of Karya-Karana Vada < [Volume 32 (4); 2011 (Oct-Dec)]
Concept of Satkaaryavaada in Darshana and its application in Ayurveda < [Volume 34 (2); 2013 (Apr-Jun)]
Yuktimallika by Vadiraja (critical study) (by Gururaj K. Nippani)
9. Suktirajata is not Sadasad-vilaksana and Asat-pratiti possible < [Critical exposition (4) Visvasaurabha]
15. Ten arguments against Aropa < [Critical exposition (4) Visvasaurabha]
2. Gita, Mahabharata and Puranas also support Visva-satyatva < [Critical exposition (4) Visvasaurabha]
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Sūtra 1.4.15 < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 4]
Sūtra 2.1.17 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 1]
Sūtra 2.1.18 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 1]
A cross-sectional profile and outcome assessment of adult patients triaged... < [Vol 57, No 3 (May/June) (2015)]