sāttvika

Dictionary meanings for sāttvika from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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sāttvika

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (kī f.) [sattvaguṇena ta- tkāryeṇa manasā vā nirvṛttaḥ ṭhañ] 1 Real, essential.

2 True, genuine, natural.

3 Honest, sincere, good.

4 Virtu- ous, amiable.

5 Vigorous.

6 Endowed with the quality Sattva (goodness).

7 Belonging to or derived from the Sattva quality; ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvāḥ Bg. 7. 12, 14. 16.

8 Caused by internal feeling or sentiment (as of love), inter- nal;...

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