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सनातन धर्म भूमिका

Meaning of "satya"

Word

Satya

Sanskrit

सत्य

IAST

satya

In General

Sathaya is the quality of truthfulness or restraint from falsehood. Sathya is the first of the five moral rules (Yama) a sadaka has to follow according to Astanga yoga of Pantanjali.

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