सात्विक

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

SĀTVIKA   A brahmin, who was turned into a Rākṣasa due to a curse after he had entered heaven. His story has been told by sage Śaunaka to Bharata, brother of Śrī Rāma. It was Bharata, who led the yājñic horse towards the north in connection with the Aśvamedha yajña performed by Śrī Rāma after he was crowned King. The horse, which started on its journey from Ayodhyā reached, after six months, Hemakūṭa on the limits of India. As soon as it got into a beautiful garden it was rendered stationary as though paralysed. All attempts to make the horse move failed. Śatrughna and some soldiers tried to lift the horse by its legs, to no purpose. Hanūmān bound its legs with his tail and pulled, again to no purpose, and surprised at this failure of his he spoke to Śatrughna and others thus. “It was only just now that I pulled out with my tail the Droṇa mountain so very easily; but this small horse does not stir at all. May be, it is all fate.” Following Hanūmān's speech, Śatrughna asked Sumālī the explanation for this state of the matter, but the latter could not find one for it. Then it was decided to find out a maharṣi and ask him for the explanation. The soldiers accompanied by Bharata went in search of a maharṣi, reached Śaunaka's āśrama and submitted the case to him. The maharṣi remained in meditation for some time and the condition of the horse became vivid in his mind. Then he spoke as follows:--“There was once a brahmin named Sātvika in Gauḍa(?) land on the banks of river Kāverī. Once he began performing tapas. He spent three days. drinking only water the first day, consuming air the next day and fasting completely the third day. He continued his tapas repeating the above course until one day he entered samādhi (expired). He got into a decorated plane sent from Devaloka, went to the peak of mount Meru and thence came to river Jambū, which flowed from the great Jambū tree on the mountain. There in Jambū were many maharṣis, who had acquired merit by bathing in the golden water of the river, enjoying all comforts in the company of apsarā women. Sātvika, one day, haughty with the thought that he was the master of the maharṣis, did something which quite displeased the latter, and they cursed him. When he prayed for absolution from the curse they told him thus: “When you paralyse the feet of Śrī Rāma's horse, you will happen to hear Rāma's story and then you will be redeemed from curse.” On Śaunaka informing them thus that it was the brahmin transformed into a Rākṣasa, who had paralysed the legs of the horse, Bharata returned to the horse and recited the story of Rāma and immediately an effulgent person came there in a plane and said, “Oh. intelligent King! I have now heard the story of Rāma and so have become pure; so, please let me go to heaven.” After saying this he returned. Bharata and others were pleased to know that the visitor was Sātvika brahmin. The horse became free from its paralysed condition. The party resumed its journey. [Padma Purāṇa, Pātālakhaṇḍa, Chapters 47 and 48] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

adjective  सत्व गुण वाला   Ex. सात्विक व्यक्ति के मन में छल-कपट नहीं होता ।

MODIFIES NOUN:

व्यक्ति

ONTOLOGY:

गुणसूचक (Qualitative) ➜ विवरणात्मक (Descriptive) ➜ विशेषण (Adjective)

SYNONYM:

सतोगुणी

Wordnet:

asm সাত্বিক

bd गोथार गुन गोनां

ben সাত্বিক

guj સાત્વિક

kan ಸಾತ್ವಿಕ

kas اِخلٲقۍ

kok सात्वीक

mal സ്ത്ഗുണവാനായ

mar सात्विक

ori ସାତ୍ତ୍ୱିକ

pan ਸਤਗੁਣੀ

san सात्विक

tam சாத்வீகமான

tel సత్వ గుణం కలిగిన

urd نیک خصلت , شریف النفس , نجیب

noun  नाट्य-शास्त्र के अनुसार चार प्रकार के अभिनयों में से एक जिसमें केवल सात्त्विक भावों का प्रदर्शन होता है   Ex. सात्विक में ही उसकी रुची है ।

ONTOLOGY:

शारीरिक कार्य (Physical) ➜ कार्य (Action) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

सात्विक अभिनय सात्त्विक सात्त्विक अभिनय

Wordnet:

mar सात्त्विक अभिनय

A dictionary, Marathi and English

the affections of the mind, or the acts and movements expressing them, are distinguished. This class holds the middle place between the Stháyi and the Wyabhichári bhávas; and consists of those affections or emotions which are viewed as natural, spontaneous, honest, unconstrained, unfeigned &c., and of which the indication or expression lies especially in eight acts or external and corporeal affections; viz. Inability to move whilst the faculties or limbs are unaffected, perspiration, horripilation, inarticulate speech, trembling or tremor, change of color, shedding of tears, and loss of sense, through mental absorption, to every object but that which is the seat of the absorption. See व्यभिचारिभाव, स्थायिभाव, & अष्टभाव.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

a   Pure, honest. That has cream. Real.

मराठी पर्यायी शब्दकोश

वि.  पवित्र , प्रामाणिक , सत्वगुण असलेला ( माणूस );
वि.  विवेकी , शांत ( स्वभाव ), सौम्य ;
वि.  पोषक , रोगप्रतिबंधक , हितकारक .

मराठी (Marathi) WN

adjective  सत्वगुणाने युक्त   Ex. तिचा स्वभाव अगदी सात्विक आहे

MODIFIES NOUN:

व्यक्ती

ONTOLOGY:

गुणसूचक (Qualitative) ➜ विवरणात्मक (Descriptive) ➜ विशेषण (Adjective)

Wordnet:

asm সাত্বিক

bd गोथार गुन गोनां

ben সাত্বিক

guj સાત્વિક

hin सात्विक

kan ಸಾತ್ವಿಕ

kas اِخلٲقۍ

kok सात्वीक

mal സ്ത്ഗുണവാനായ

ori ସାତ୍ତ୍ୱିକ

pan ਸਤਗੁਣੀ

san सात्विक

tam சாத்வீகமான

tel సత్వ గుణం కలిగిన

urd نیک خصلت , شریف النفس , نجیب

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सात्विक   &c. See सात्त्विक, col.1.

Shabda-Sagara

सात्विक  mfn.  ( -कः-की-कं)
1. Spontaneous, sincere, (as applied to the actions or signs of the Sātwika-Bhāva.)
2. Relating to or pro- ceeding from the Satwa quality; honest, true, good, gentle, ami- able, &c.
 m.  ( -कः)
1. BRĀHMAṆA.
2. One of the Bhāvas or classes into which the affections of the mind or their expression, are distinguished, in poetry and the drama: this class holds a middle place between the Sthāyi, and Vyabhichāri-Bhāvas, and implies the honest and spontaneous indication of strong feeling, as evinced especially in eight acts, viz:--inability to move whilst the faculties or limbs are unaffected, perspiration, horripilation, inarticulate speech, trembling or tremor, change of colour, tears, and mental absorption or indifference, approaching to loss of sense, to every object but one which engrosses the attention.
 f.  ( -की) DURGĀ.
E. सत्व the Satwa-Guṇa or quality, and ठञ् aff.

ROOTS:

सत्व ठञ्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

adjective  सत्वगुणैः युक्तः।   Ex. सात्विकस्य पुरुषस्य मनसि कपटं नास्ति।

MODIFIES NOUN:

मनुष्यः

ONTOLOGY:

गुणसूचक (Qualitative) ➜ विवरणात्मक (Descriptive) ➜ विशेषण (Adjective)

Wordnet:

asm সাত্বিক

bd गोथार गुन गोनां

ben সাত্বিক

guj સાત્વિક

hin सात्विक

kan ಸಾತ್ವಿಕ

kas اِخلٲقۍ

kok सात्वीक

mal സ്ത്ഗുണവാനായ

mar सात्विक

ori ସାତ୍ତ୍ୱିକ

pan ਸਤਗੁਣੀ

tam சாத்வீகமான

tel సత్వ గుణం కలిగిన

urd نیک خصلت , شریف النفس , نجیب