Satyarata, Satyaratā, Satya-rata: 8 definitions
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Satyarata means something in 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: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSatyaratā (सत्यरता).—A Kekaya princess. Satyavrata (Triśaṅku) the king of Ayodhyā married this princess. (Vāyu Purāṇa, Chapter 88; Verse 117).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSatyaratā (सत्यरता).—The Kaikaya princess married to Satya(v)rata. Triśanku son of Hariścandra.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 115: Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 117.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySatyarata (सत्यरत).—a. devoted to truth, honest, sincere.
-taḥ Name of Vyāsa.
Satyarata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms satya and rata (रत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySatyarata (सत्यरत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Honest, sincere. m.
(-taḥ) Vyasa. E. satya the truth, and rata devoted to.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Satyarata (सत्यरत):—[=satya-rata] [from satya > sat] mfn. devoted to truth, honest
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Vyāsa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Satya-vrata, [Matsya-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySatyarata (सत्यरत):—[satya-rata] (taḥ) 1. m. Vyāsa. a. Sincere.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusSatyarata (ಸತ್ಯರತ):—[noun] a truthful, honest man.
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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Full-text: Harishcandra.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXVIII - Genealogy of royal princes (solar race) < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Kavikumāravadāna < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXV < [Abhimanyu-badha Parva]
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (by Robert A. F. Thurman)