Tathya: 14 definitions
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Tathya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Tathy.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTathya (तथ्य).—Was born to help Māndhāta.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 98. 90.

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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytathya (तथ्य).—a S True, actual, real. 2 Used as ad In fact, in truth.
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tathya (तथ्य).—n S Truth.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtathya (तथ्य).—a True. ad In fact. n Truth.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTathya (तथ्य).—a. [tathā sādhu yat] True, real, genuine; प्रियमपि तथ्यमाह प्रियंवदा (priyamapi tathyamāha priyaṃvadā) Ś.1.
-thyam Truth, reality; सा तथ्यमेवा- भिहिता भवेन (sā tathyamevā- bhihitā bhavena) Kumārasambhava 3.63; Manusmṛti 8.274.
-tathyena, tathyataḥ ind. According to truth; Manusmṛti 8.274; इयं चान्यमते ख्यातिः प्रथते तथ्यतः पुनः (iyaṃ cānyamate khyātiḥ prathate tathyataḥ punaḥ) Rāj. T.1.323.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTathya (तथ्य).—mfn.
(-thyaḥ-thyā-thyaṃ) True. n.
(-thyaṃ) Truth. E. tathā thus, (what is really so,) and yat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTathya (तथ्य).—i. e. tathā + ya, I. adj. True, Mahābhārata 7, 2136. Ii. n. Truth, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 34, 23. Iii. instr. yena, Truly, Mahābhārata 8, 274.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTathya (तथ्य).—[adjective] real, true; [neuter] truth, reality; [instrumental] & tas according to truth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tathya (तथ्य):—[from tat] mfn. ‘being really so’, true, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] n. truth, [Śakuntalā; Bhartṛhari]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTathya (तथ्य):—(thyaṃ) 1. n. Truth. a. True.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tathya (तथ्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Tacca, Taha, Tahīya, Tahiya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTathya (तथ्य) [Also spelled tathy]:—(nm) reality; fact, factum; ~[niṣṭha] factual, realistic; hence ~[niṣṭhatā/ ~niṣṭhā] (nf); ~[parāyaṇa] see ~[niṣṭha]; hence~[parāyaṇatā] (nf); ~[bhāṣī/vādī] one who speaks the fact, true.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTathya (ತಥ್ಯ):—[noun] the quality or state of being true or being in accordance with experience, facts or reality; conformity with fact; truth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tathyatah, Tathyatas, Tathyavacana, Tathyavadin.
Ends with: Atathya, Autathya, Ayathatathya, Paritathya, Ritathya, Satathya, Utathya, Uttathya, Vaitathya, Vitathya, Yathatathya.
Full-text (+9): Atathya, Yathatathyam, Taha, Tahiya, Yathatathya, Tathyatas, Tathyavacana, Paritathya, Ayathatathya, Tacca, Tathyavadin, Tathye, Yathatathyatas, Tathiya, Tathyena, Vitathya, Leliha, Yathatathyena, Vitatha, Tathy.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.20.156 < [Chapter 20 - The Glories of Murāri Gupta]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.6.5 < [Part 5 - Dread (bhayānaka-rasa)]
Verse 4.1.11 < [Part 1 - Laughing Ecstasy (hāsya-rasa)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 5 - What is the absolute point of view if the views are all false < [Chapter I - Explanation of Arguments]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Etymological Derivations of Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]