Satyaketu: 7 definitions
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Satyaketu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaSatyaketu (सत्यकेतु):—Son of Dharmaketu (son of Niketana). His son was called Dhṛṣṭaketu. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.17.8-9)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Satyaketu (सत्यकेतु).—A king of the Solar dynasty. He was the son of Dharmaketu and the father of Dhṛṣṭaketu. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 9).
2) Satyaketu (सत्यकेतु).—A king of Pāñcāla. Mention is made in Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Śloka 73, of a Pāñcāla King Satyaketu who fought with Paraśurāma.
3) Satyaketu (सत्यकेतु).—A king belonging to the Pūru dynasty. This Satyaketu was the son of King Sukumāra. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Satyaketu (सत्यकेतु).—A son of Dharmaketu, and father of Dhṛṣṭaketu (Vibhu, Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa and Viṣṇu-purāṇa); a mahāratha.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 17. 8-9: Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 67. 75: Vāyu-purāṇa 92. 70: Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV, 8. 20.
1b) A sage of the X epoch of Manu.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 27.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: LokottaravādaSatyaketu (सत्यकेतु) is the name of a Buddha under whom Śākyamuni (or Gautama, ‘the historical Buddha’) acquired merit along the first through nine bhūmis, according to the Mahāvastu. There are in total ten bhūmis representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva’s path towards enlightenment.
Satyaketu is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the Mahāvastu during a conversation between Mahākātyāyana and Mahākāśyapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The Mahāvastu is an important text of the Lokottaravāda school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySatyaketu (सत्यकेतु).—name of one or two former Buddhas: Mahāvastu i.137.10; Lalitavistara 5.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Satyaketu (सत्यकेतु):—[=satya-ketu] [from satya > sat] m. Name of a Buddha, [Lalita-vistara]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of Dharma-ketu, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Su-kumāra, [Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Akrūra, [ib.]
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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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Full-text: Dharmaketu, Sukumara, Dhrishtaketu, Vitihotra, Vibhu, Padmavati.
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 48 - The Story of Padmāvatī < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]
Chapter 49 - Padmāvatī Succumbs to Gobhila’s Fraudulent Approach < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - The Lunar Dynasty—The Descendants of Āyu, the Son of Purūravas < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - Rites to Be Observed in Kārttika < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 8 - The descendants of Purūravas’s son Āyus < [Book Four: The Royal Dynasties]
Chapter 2 - The future Manvantaras < [Book Three: Society]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XV - The eighth Bhūmi < [Volume I]