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sattva

/ˈsʌtvə/

sattva noun: one of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are pure, divine, and spiritual.

Noun

sattva (uncountable)

  1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are pure, divine, and spiritual.

sattva meaning in Hindi and Tamil

sattva in Hindi

sattva, one of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things, associated with purity, goodness, and knowledge
सत्त्व sattva

sattva in Tamil

அகச்சுவை, அகக்கூத்து, அகமார்க்கம்

Origin of sattva

From Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattvá).

Words formed from sattva

Questions about sattva

What does sattva mean?
Sattva means one of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are pure, divine, and spiritual.
What is sattva in Hindi?
Sattva in Hindi is सत्त्व (sattva). See Sattva meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sattva?
Sattva is a noun.
How do you pronounce sattva?
Sattva is pronounced /ˈsʌtvə/.

Words near sattva in the dictionary

  1. sattles
  2. Sattley
  3. sattling
  4. Sattolo's algorithm
  5. sattu
  6. sattva
  7. sattvic
  8. sattwa
  9. sattwic
  10. Satu Mare
  11. Satulung

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sattva (page history and authors); सत्त्व (Hindi) (page history and authors); sattva (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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