Satyavacas, Satya-vacas: 5 definitions

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Introduction:

Satyavacas 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Satyavachas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Satyavacas (सत्यवचस्).—a. truthful, veracious. (-m.)

1) a saint, Ṛiṣi.

2) a seer. (-n.) truth, veracity.

Satyavacas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms satya and vacas (वचस्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Satyavacas (सत्यवचस्).—mfn.

(-cāḥ-cāḥ-caḥ) Speaking truth, veracious. m.

(-cāḥ) A Rishi, a saint, a seer. n.

(-caḥ) Truth. E. satya truth, vacas speech.

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

1) Satyavacas (सत्यवचस्):—[=satya-vacas] [from satya > sat] n. veracity, truth, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. true-speaking

3) [v.s. ...] m. a Ṛṣi, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Taittirīya-upaniṣad]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Satyavacas (सत्यवचस्):—[satya-vacas] (cāḥ-cāḥ-caḥ) a. Speaking the truth. m. A Rishi, or sage. n. Truth.

[Sanskrit to German]

Satyavacas 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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Chapter 365 - Words relating to the class of brahmins (brahma-varga)

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Section LXV < [Sambhava Parva]