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    See also asad, asant.


    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 93.
    asat mfn. (-san-satī-sat)

    1 Non-existent, not being.

    2 Untrue, unreal.

    3 Bad, vile.

    E. a neg. and sat being, &c.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 73, col. 1.
    a-sat (n-tī-t) a. Non-existent, un-
    real, untrue; bad, vile.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 104, col. 1.
    asat a-sat, an, atī, at, not being, not ex-

    isting, unreal; not as it should be, not answering its

    purpose, untrue, wrong, wicked, bad, vile; (ī), f. an

    unfaithful or unchaste wife; (n), m. Indra; (t), n.

    non-existence, non-entity; untruth, falsehood, a lie;

    evil. —Asac-chākhā (asat-śākhā), f., Ved. an un-

    real branch, a seeming member (?). —Asac-chāstra

    (asat-śāstra), am, n. heretical or heterodox doc-

    trine. —Asaj-jana, as, m. a bad, wicked, or con-

    temptible man. —Asaj-jāti-miśra, as, m., N. of a

    person. —Asat-kalpanā, f. an untrue action, or one

    which never took place; fabrication of falsehood.

    —Asat-tā, f. non-existence; untruth; wickedness.

    1. asat-tva, am, n. non-existence; untruth; wick-

    edness. —Asat-patha, as, m. a bad road; evil prac-

    tice or doctrine. —Asat-parigraha, as, m. receiving

    unfit presents, or from improper persons. —Asat-

    putra, as, m. a childless man; a wicked or disre-

    putable son. —Asat-saṃsarga, as, m. evil company.

    —Asat-saṅga, as, ā, am, attached to evil; (as),

    m., N. of a doorkeeper or porter in the Prabodha-

    candrodaya. —Asad-adhyetṛ, tā, m. a Brāhman

    who reads heterodox works; a heterodox student.

    —Asad-ācāra, as, ā, am, following evil practices,

    wicked; (as), m. evil practice. —Asad-ācārin, ī,

    iṇī, i, one who follows bad or heterodox practices,

    wicked, vile. —Asad-graha or asad-grāha, as, m.

    mischievous or wicked trick; caprice, idle or childish

    desire. —Asadgrahin, ī, iṇī, i, performing mis-

    chievous or malicious tricks. —Asad-dṛś, k, k, k,

    evil-eyed. —Asad-bhāva, as, m. non-existence, ab-

    sence; an evil temperament or disposition. —Asad-

    vṛtti, is, f. low or degrading occupation or profes-

    sion; wickedness. —Asad-vyavahāra, as, ā, am,

    following evil practices; (as), m. evil practices.

    —Asadvyavahārin, ī, iṇī, i, following evil courses.

    —Asan-mantra, as, m., Ved. untrue or false

    counsel or speech.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 210, col. 1.
    asat a.

    1 Not being or existing; tadabhāve sadapyasat H. 3. 3; asati tvayi Ku. 4. 12; Ms. 9. 154.

    2 Non-existent, unreal; ātmano brahmaṇo'bhedamasaṃtaṃ kaḥ kariṣyati.

    3 Bad (opp. sat); sadasadvyaktihetavaḥ R. 1. 10.

    4 Wicked, vile, evil; as °vicāra.

    5 Not manifest.

    6 Wrong, improper, false, untrue; iti yaduktaṃ tadasat (oft. occurring in controversial works).

    7 Not answering its purpose.

    — m. (n) Indra.

    — n. (t)

    1 Non-existence, non-entity; nāsadāsīnno sadāsīt Rv. 10. 129. 1; asadvā idamagra āsīt tato vai sadajāyata Ait. Br., Ms. 12. 118; 1. 11, 14, 74.

    2 An evil, a harm.

    3 Untruth, falsehood.

    — tī An unchaste woman; asatī bhavati salajjā Pt. 1. 418.

    Comp.

    — adhyetṛ m. a Brāhmaṇa who reads heterodox works, one who neglects his ownŚākhā and studies another; also cal led śākhāraṃḍaḥ; svaśākhāṃ yaḥ parityajya anyatra kurute śramaṃ . śākhāraṃḍaḥ sa vijñeyo varjayettaṃ kriyāsu ca ...

    — āgamaḥ

    1 a heterodox Śāstra or doctrine.

    2 acquisition (of wealth) by unfair or foul means.

    3 a foul means itself.

    — ācāra a. following evil practices, wicked. (

    — raḥ) an evil practice.

    — ācārin a. one who follows evil practices, wicked, vile.

    — karman, kriyā &c. see below.

    — kalpanā

    1 an untrue action, one which never took place.

    2 (pb) fabrication of falsehood.

    — khyātiḥ f. wrong or improper perception or knowledge.

    — gra (grā) haḥ

    1 a bad trick.

    2 a bad opinion, prejudice.

    3 childish desire.

    — ceṣṭitaṃ harm, injury; prāṇiṣvasacceṣṭitaṃ Ś. 5. 9.

    — janaḥ a bad, wicked, or contemptible man.

    — dṛś a. evil-eyed.

    — pathaḥ

    1 a bad road (lit.).

    2 evil practices or doctrines; nāśo haṃta satāmasatpathajuṣāmāyuḥ samānāṃ śataṃ Bv. 4. 36.

    — parigrahaḥ acceptance of a bad road.

    — putraḥ

    1 a childless man.

    2 a bad son or disreputable son.

    — pratigrahaḥ

    1 present of bad things.

    2 receiving unfit presents (such as tila) or from improper persons.

    — bhāvaḥ

    1 non-existence, absence.

    2 a bad or wicked opinion.

    3 an evil disposition.

    — vṛtti,

    — vyavahāra a. following evil practices, wicked. (

    — ttiḥ f.)

    1 a low or degrading occupation.

    2 wickedness.

    — vyavahāra a. following evil practices. (

    — raḥ) evil practice.

    — śāstraṃ

    1 a wrong doctrine.

    2 a heterodox doctrine (such as that of the Buddhas).

    — saṃsargaḥ bad company.

    — hetuḥ

    1 a statement having exceptions (in nyāya).

    2 a bad or fallacious hetu; see hetvābhāsa.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 34, col. 1.
    asat á-sat, pr. pt. non-existent; untrue;
    bad; -ī, f. unchaste woman; n. non-entity;
    lie; evil; -kalpanā, f. false supposition; lie;
    -kṛta, pp. badly treated; offered ungraciously;
    n. injury; -tva, n. non-existence: -vacana, a.
    expressing no entity: -tā, f. abst. N.; -putra, a.
    sonless; -pratigraha, m. acceptance of a gift
    from unworthy person; -pralāpa, m. empty
    talk; -pravṛtti, f. evil course of action.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 118, col. 2.
    á-sat mf(á-satī)n. [in RV. seven times ásat and five times ā́sat with lengthening of the accentuated vowel] not being, not existing, unreal, RV. vii, 134, 8; AV.; Up.; Kum. iv, 12
    ☞ p. 118, col. 2.
    untrue, wrong, RV.
    ☞ p. 118, col. 2.
    bad, ŚBr.; Mn. &c.
    ☞ p. 118, col. 2.
    á-sat (n), m. Indra, L.
    ☞ p. 118, col. 2.
    á-sat (t), n. non-existence, nonentity, RV.; AV. &c.
    ☞ p. 118, col. 2.
    untruth, falsehood, RV. vii, 104, 8
    ☞ p. 118, col. 2.
    evil, Ragh. i, 10
    ☞ p. 118, col. 2.
    á-sat (ntas), m. pl. bad or contemptible men, MBh. &c.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 77, col. 1.
    asat

    mfn. (-san-satī-sat)

    1. Non-existent, not being.

    2. Untrue, unreal.
    3. Bad, vile.

    E. a neg. and sat being, &c.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 288.
    asat a. 1 Not being or existing; tadabhāve sadapyasat H.3.3; asati tvayi Ku.4.12; Ms.9.154. -2 Non-existent, unreal; ātmano brahmaṇo'bhedamasantaṃ kaḥ kariṣyati. -3 Bad (opp. sat); sadasadvyaktihetavaḥ R.1.10. -4 Wicked, vile, evil; ˚vicāra. -5 Not manifest. -6 Wrong, improper, false, untrue; iti yaduktaṃ tadasat (oft. occurring in controversial works). -7 Not answering its purpose. m (n) Indra. n. (t) 1 Non-existence, non-entity; nāsadāsīnno sadāsīt Rv.10.129.1; asadvā idamagra āsīt tato vai sadajāyata Tait. Up.2.7.1; nāsato vidyate bhāvaḥ Bg.2.16. Ms.12.118;1.11,14,74. -2 An evil, a harm. -3 Untruth, falsehood. -tī An unchaste woman; asatī bhavati salajjā Pt.1.418. -Comp. -adhyetṛ m. a Brāhmaṇa who reads heterodox works, one who neglects his own Śākhā and studies another; also called śākhāraṇḍaḥ, svaśākhāṃ yaḥ parityajya anyatra kurute śramam | śākhāraṇḍaḥ sa vijñeyo varjayettaṃ kriyāsu ca || -āgamaḥ 1 a heterodox Śāstra or doctrine. -2 acquisition (of wealth) by unfair or foul means. -3 a foul means itself. -ācāra a. following evil practices, wicked. (-raḥ) an evil practice. -ācārin a. one who follows evil practices, wicked, vile. -karman -kriyā &c. See below. -kalpanā 1 an untrue action, one which never took place. -2 fabrication of falsehood. -khyātiḥ f. wrong or improper perception or knowledge; ātmakhyāti rasakhyātirakhyātiḥ khyātiranyathā Sarva. S. -gra (grā) haḥ 1 a bad trick. -2 a bad opinion, prejudice. mohād gṛhītvā'sadgrāhānpravartante'śucivratāḥ Bg.16.10. -3 childish desire. -ceṣṭitam harm, injury; prāṇiṣvasacceṣṭitam Ś.5.9. -janaḥ a bad, wicked, or contemptible man. -dṛś a. evil-eyed. -pathaḥ 1 a bad road (lit.) -2 evil practices or doctrines; nāśo hanta satāmasatpathajuṣāmāyuḥ samānāṃ śatam Bv.4.36. -parigrahaḥ acceptance of unfit presents, receiving presents from improper persons; Ms.12.32. -putraḥ 1 a childless man; Ms.9.154. -2 a bad son or disreputable son. -pratigrahaḥ 1 present of bad things; Ms.11.194. -2 receiving unfit presents (such as tila) or from improper persons. -bhāvaḥ 1 non-existence, absence. -2 a bad or wicked opinion. -3 an evil disposition. -vādin a. one who says that a matter (or idea) is non-existent, who negatives the existence or declares the non-existence of an idea or matter; asadvādī hi vidyamānamapi anupalabhya brūyāt | ŚB. on MS.10.8.4. ˚tvam Being an asadvādin; sadvāditvācca pāṇinervacanaṃ pramāṇam | asadvāditvānna kātyāyanasya | ŚB. on MS.10.8.4. -vṛtti, -vyavahāra a. following evil practices, wicked. (-ttiḥ f.) 1 a low or degrading occupation. -2 wickedness, -vyavahāra a. following evil practices. (-raḥ) evil practice. -śāstram 1 a wrong doctrine. -2 a heterodox doctrine (such as that of the Bauddhas); Ms.11.65. -saṃsargaḥ bad company. -hetuḥ 1 a statement having exceptions (in nyāya). -2 a bad or fallacious hetu; See hetvābhāsa.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 62, col. 1.
    asat asat ppr. nég. (as 2) qui n'est pas.

    Qui n'est pas bon; qui n'est pas bien.

    — S. n. le non-être, ; le mal métaphysique; le mal moral.

    asatīsuta m. (su) fils d'une mauvaise femme, bâtard.

    asatkṛta n. (kṛ) méfait, péché, faute; délit, crime.

    asatpatha m. mauvais chemin.

    asadadhyetṛ m. (adhyemi) qui fait de mauvaises lectures.

    asadgraha m. (grah) prise injuste; caprice.

    ☞ p. 62, col. 1.
    asat asat pour asast, impf. de sas.

    Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

    ☞ p. 153.
    á-sat, a., 1) nicht seiend [sát s. as], daher ásan astu, er vergehe; 2) unwahr, unheilsam (von der Rede); 3) n., das Nichtseiende, überall mit dem Gegensatze sát; 4) n., Unwahrheit, Lüge.

    -an 1) {620,8} vaktā́.

    -at 2) (vácas) {620,12}. — 3) {465,5}; {831,7}; {955,1}.

    -atas [Ab.] 3) {898,2}.

    -ati [L.] 3) {955,4}.

    Ferner mit verlängertem á, an zwei Stellen ({301,14}; {620,8}) sogar, wo das Versmass die Kürze begünstigt; also ā́sat (ohne Unterschied der Bedeutung, die Pada-Handschrift hat überall ásat).

    -at 2) (vácas) {620,13. 12}.

    -atā [I.] 3) {301,14}.

    -atas [G.] 2) vácasas {366,4}. — 4) vaktā́ {620,8}.

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 530, col. 2.
    asat tri0 asa + śatṛ na0 ta0 . 1 sadbhinne, nirupākhye niḥsva-
    rūpe niṣedharūpeṇa pratīyamāne, 2 abhāvatvāśraye, “aśraddhayā
    hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat . asadityucyate pārthe” ti
    gītokte aśraddhvayā kṛte 3 homādau ca . 4 indre pu0 . 5 duṣṭā-
    cāriṇi asādhau tri0 “naca sat nāsaducyate” gītā . striyāṃ
    ṅīp sā ca 6 kulaṭāyām . “paritastāra raverasatyavaśyam”
    māghaḥ nāmarūpābhyāmavyākṛte kāraṇātmanāsthite sūkṣma-
    rūpe 6 avyakte, ca “asadevāgra ādīt” kathamasataḥ sajrā-
    yeta” ca iti chā0 upa0 vauddhāgamasiddhaṃ sattvamarthakriyā-
    kāritvam tacchūnye 7 akiñcitkare abhāvādau 8 avidyamāne
    “nāmato vidyate bhāvaḥ” iti yattat sadasatoḥ paramiti ca”
    gītā “vibhedajanakājñāne nāśamātyantikaṃ gate . ātmano-
    brahmaṇā'bhedamasantaṃ kaḥ kariṣyati” saṃkṣe0 śā0 .

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 151.
    asat , tri, (as + śatṛ tato nañsamāsaḥ .)
    avidyamānaṃ . asādhuḥ . mūrkhaḥ . brahmabhinnavastu .
    iti vedāntaḥ .. jaḍavargaḥ . yathā, —
    “yacca kiñcit kvacidvastu sadasadvākhilātmike .
    tasya sarvvasya yā śaktiḥ sā tvaṃ kiṃ stūyase tadā” ..
    iti devīmāhātmye 1 adhyāyaḥ .. sat cetanavagaḥ .
    asat jaḍavargaḥ .
    “tasya sarvvasya yā śaktiḥ sā yadā tvaṃ tadā kathaṃ” .
    stavyetyarthaḥ . iti taṭṭīkāyāṃ nāgojībhaṭṭaḥ .. * ..
    niṣphalaṃ . yathā, —
    “aśraddhayā hutaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ kṛtañca yat .
    asadityucyate pārtha na ca tatpretya no iha” ..
    iti śrībhavadgītāyāṃ 17 adhyāye 28 ślokaḥ .. * ..
    ninditaḥ . yathā, —
    “asatkulaprasūtā yā kāntaṃ vijñātumakṣamā” .
    iti brahmavaivartte prakṛtikhaṇḍaṃ .. ṃ .. anityaṃ . yathā .
    “ajñānantu sadasadbhyāmanirvvacanīyaṃ” . ityādi
    vedāntasāraḥ ..

    Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata

    ☞ p. 92, col. 2.
    Asat = Śiva (1000 names2); = Mahāpuruṣa, XII, 12864;

    = Viṣṇu (1000 names).—Asataḥ prabhava-, etc. =

    Śiva (1000 names1).