Satyadhriti, Satyadhṛti, Satya-dhriti: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Satyadhṛti can be transliterated into English as Satyadhrti or Satyadhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana1) Satyadhṛti (सत्यधृति):—Son of Kṛtimān (son of Yavīnara). He had a son called Dṛḍhanemi. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.27)
2) Satyadhṛti (सत्यधृति):—Son of Śatānanda (son of Gautama and his wife Ahalyā). He had a son named Śaradvān. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.35)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Satyadhṛti (सत्यधृति).—A son of Śatānanda. It is mentioned in Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278, that this Satyadhṛti had two children called Kṛpa and Kṛpī.
2) Satyadhṛti (सत्यधृति).—A warrior who fought in chariot on the side of the Pāṇḍavas in the Battle of Bhārata. The following information is given about him in Mahābhārata.
2) (i) Bhīṣma considered Satyadhṛti as one of the prominent fighters in chariots. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 17, Verse 18).
2) (ii) This Satyadhṛti had been present at the Svayaṃvara marriage of Draupadī. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 10).
2) (iii) This Satyadhṛti who was the son of Sucitra continued helping Ghaṭotkaca the son of Hiḍimbī, during the battle of Bhārata. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 93, Verse 13).
2) (iv) Satyadhṛti was an expert in the wielding of all weapons, especially in archery. He was a scholar in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23).
2) (v) In the Bhārata-battle he was killed by Droṇācārya. (Mahābhārata Karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 34).
3) Satyadhṛti (सत्यधृति).—The son of the King Kṣemaka. In the Bhārata-battle he fought on the side of the Pāṇḍavas against the Kauravas. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23, Verse 58).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Satyadhṛti (सत्यधृति).—The son of Kṛtimat (Dhṛtimat), and father of Dhṛḍhanemī.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 21. 27: Matsya-purāṇa 49. 70 Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 184: Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 49.
1b) A son of Śatānanda, versed in Dhanurveda. Father of Śaradvān;1 saw an apsaras and dropped his semen on the kuśa bower; and it developed into twins—Kṛpa and Kṛpi; king Śantanu in his hunting expedition saw them and brought them up.2
1c) A son of Balarāma.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 166.
1d) A son of Puṇya.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 30.
1e) A son of Sāraṇa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 164: Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 15. 21.
Satyadhṛti (सत्यधृति) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.177.9) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Satyadhṛti) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossarySatyadhṛti (सत्यधृति).—A renowned archer on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. He was killed by Droṇa during the Kurukṣetra war.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySatyadhṛti (सत्यधृति).—a. strictly truthful.
Satyadhṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms satya and dhṛti (धृति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySatyadhṛti (सत्यधृति).—[adjective] adhering to truth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Satyadhṛti (सत्यधृति):—[=satya-dhṛti] [from satya > sat] mfn. (satya-) sincere in purpose, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kaṭha-upaniṣad; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] holding fast to truth, strictly truthful, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Ṛṣi (author of the hymn, [Ṛg-veda x, 185]), [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā]
4) [v.s. ...] of several other persons, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
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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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Partial matches: Dhriti, Satya.
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