सद्गुण
English meaning: virtue; good quality
Definition
A good quality or virtue of character, the excellences that make a person admirable and ethical. The term collectively denotes moral merit.
Example
“सद्गुणाः पूज्यन्ते सर्वत्र।”
In English: “Good qualities are honored everywhere.”
Another example: “सद्गुणैः जनः पूज्यते।”
Usage — When, Where & How
Classical and philosophical Sanskrit; a good quality or virtue of character, collectively the excellences that make a person admirable. Common in ethics and praise.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A compound of सत् (sat) 'good, true' (from √अस् 'to be') + गुण (guṇa) 'quality, strand' (from √गुण्/grah-base 'to multiply, tie'); literally 'a good quality, virtue'.
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Common Collocations
- सद्गुणसम्पन्न
- सद्गुणाकर
- गुणसद्गुण
- सद्गुणग्राहिन्
Word Forms
m., a-stem; nom. सद्गुणः, acc. सद्गुणम्, instr. सद्गुणेन
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Literary Heritage
“योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।”
/Yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā Dhanañjaya./
“Perform actions fixed in yoga, abandoning attachment, O Arjuna.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M