Asat (Asanto) [a + sat, present participle of asti] not being, not being good, i.e. bad, not genuine (cf. asa); frequent, e.g. Snp 94, 131, 881, 950; Dhp 73, 77, 367; It 69 (asanto Nirayaṃ nenti). See also asaddhamma.
asat a. 1 Not being or existing; tadaBAve sadapyasat H. 3. 3 ; asati tvayi Ku. 4. 12 ; Ms. 9. 154. 2 Non-existent, unreal; Atmano brahmaRo'BedamasaMtaM kaH karizyati . 3 Bad ( opp. sat ); sadasadvyaktihetavaH R. 1. 10. 4 Wicked, vile, evil; as °vicAra . 5 Not manifest. 6 Wrong, improper, false, untrue; iti yaduktaM tadasat ( oft. occurring in controversial works). 7 Not answering its purpose. — m. ( n ) Indra. — n. ( t ) 1 Non-existence, non-entity; nAsadAsInno sadAsIt Rv. 10. 129. 1 ; asadvA idamagra AsIt tato vE sadajAyata Ait. Br. , Ms. 12. 118 ; 1. 11 , 14 , 74. 2 An evil, a harm. 3 Untruth, falsehood. — tI An unchaste woman; asatI Bavati salajjA Pt. 1. 418. Comp. — aDyetf m. a Brāhmaṇa who reads heterodox works, one who neglects his ownŚākhā and studies another; also cal led SAKAraMqaH; svaSAKAM yaH parityajya anyatra kurute SramaM . SAKAraMqaH sa vijYeyo varjayettaM kriyAsu ca .. . — AgamaH 1 a heterodox Śāstra or doctrine. 2 acquisition (of wealth) by unfair or foul means. 3 a foul means itself. — AcAra a. following evil practices, wicked. — (raH) an evil practice. — AcArin a. one who follows evil practices, wicked, vile. — karman, -kriyA &c. see below. — kalpanA 1 an untrue action, one which never took place. 2 ( pb ) fabrication of falsehood. — KyAtiH f. wrong or improper perception or knowledge. — gra (grA) haH 1 a bad trick. 2 a bad opinion, prejudice. 3 childish desire. — cezwitaM harm, injury; prARizvasaccezwitaM Ś. 5. 9. — janaH a bad, wicked, or contemptible man. — dfS a. evil-eyed. — paTaH 1 a bad road ( lit. ). 2 evil practices or doctrines; nASo haMta satAmasatpaTajuzAmAyuH samAnAM SataM Bv. 4. 36. — parigrahaH acceptance of a bad road. — putraH 1 a childless man. 2 a bad son or disreputable son. — pratigrahaH 1 present of bad things. 2 receiving unfit presents (such as tila ) or from improper persons. — BAvaH 1 non-existence, absence. 2 a bad or wicked opinion. 3 an evil disposition. — vftti , — vyavahAra a. following evil practices, wicked. ( — ttiH f. ) 1 a low or degrading occupation. 2 wickedness. — vyavahAra a. following evil practices. — (raH) evil practice. — SAstraM 1 a wrong doctrine. 2 a heterodox doctrine (such as that of the Buddhas). — saMsargaH bad company. — hetuH 1 a statement having exceptions (in nyAya ). 2 a bad or fallacious hetu ; see hetvABAsa .