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One of the daughters of Prasuti and Daksha; killed herself by self-immolation on a fire
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Usage: Hinduism
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noun
Pious person
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Usage: Hinduism
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noun
mindfulness, as in anapanasati; a state of mind in meditation
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Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Alternative form of suttee.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1es- Proto-Indo-European *h1sónts Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns Sanskrit सती (satī)bor. English Sati Borrowed from Sanskrit सती (satī).
Transliteration of Pali sati.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
