Sadvastu, Sat-vastu: 4 definitions
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Sadvastu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysadvastu (सद्वस्तु).—n S A good thing, i. e. God. Hence n f Any person or thing true or good.
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 dictionarySadvastu (सद्वस्तु).—n. (sadvastu) 1 a good thing.
2) a good plot or story; प्रणयिषु वा दाक्षिण्यादथवा सद्वस्तुपुरुषबहुमानात् । शृणुत मनोभिरवहितैः क्रियामिमां कालिदासस्य (praṇayiṣu vā dākṣiṇyādathavā sadvastupuruṣabahumānāt | śṛṇuta manobhiravahitaiḥ kriyāmimāṃ kālidāsasya) || V.1.2.
Sadvastu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sat and vastu (वस्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sadvastu (सद्वस्तु):—[=sad-vastu] [from sad > sat] n. an excellent work, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] a good thing, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] a good plot or story, [Vikramorvaśī]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSadvastu (ಸದ್ವಸ್ತು):—
1) [noun] a thing of good quality.
2) [noun] that which is philosophycally true, everlasting.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Verse 34 < [Section 6]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 17.26 < [Chapter 17 - Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XVI - Matter and Consciousness < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
Chapter XIX - Creation as explained in the non-Dualist Tantras < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)