meanings of "sattva"
n.{a-stem}
1. being;
2. nature;
3. natural character;
4. life;
5. consciousness;
6. an embryo;
7. substance;
8. an elementary substance such as earth;
9. (also m.) a living or sentient being;
10. an evil spirit;
11. goodness;
12. truth;
13. strength;
14. wisdom;
15. the quality of goodness or purity regarded as the highest of the tree <&guNas>;
16. a natural property or quality;
17. a noun;
18. intellect;
19. the subtle body or individual soul
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