Satiya, Sātiya, Shatiya: 4 definitions

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Satiya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Satiya (सतिय) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.62) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Satiya) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sātiya, (adj.) (fr. sāta) pleasant Sn. 853. (Page 703)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śāṭīya (शाटीय):—[from śāṭa] See tāmra-ś.

2) Satīya (सतीय):—[from sat] n. = satya (formed by stretching satya for the purpose of mystical explication of this word), [Chāndogya-upaniṣad]

3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa] ([varia lectio] sanīya).

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Satiya in German

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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.

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