Satya

This article is about a Sanskrit word and a virtue in Indian religions. For other uses, see Satya (disambiguation).
Satya is an important concept and virtue in Indian religions. Rigveda, dated to be from the 2nd millennium BCE, offers the earliest discussion of Satya.[1][2] It can be seen, for example, in the fifth and sixth lines, in this Rigveda manuscript image.

Satya (Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST: Satya) is a Sanskrit word translated as truth or essence.[3] It also refers to a virtue in Indian religions, referring to being truthful in one's thoughts, speech and action.[4] In Yoga, satya is one of five yamas, the virtuous restraint from falsehood and distortion of reality in one's expressions and actions.[5]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference atdn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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    • Macdonell, Arthur A. (1892). Sanskrit English Dictionary. Asian Educational Services. pp. 330–331. ISBN 9788120617797.
    • Klostermaier, Klaus K. (2003). "Hinduism, History of Science and Religion". In van Huyssteen, J. Wentzel Vrede; Howell, Nancy R.; Gregersen, Niels Henrik; Wildman, Wesley J.; Barbour, Ian; Valentine, Ryan (eds.). Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. Thomson Gale. p. 405. ISBN 0028657047.
  4. ^ Tiwari, Kedar Nath (1998). "Virtues and Duties in Indian Ethics". Classical Indian Ethical Thought. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 87. ISBN 978-8120816077.
  5. ^ Garg, Ganga Ram, ed. (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Vol. 3. Concept Publishing Company. p. 733. ISBN 8170223733.