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Lemma: tattva (n)
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(in phil.) a true principle (MW)
an element or elementary property (MW)
name of a musical instrument (MW)
reality (MW)
the being that (MW)
the essence or substance of anything (MW)
the number 24 (MW)
the number 25 (MW)
true or real state (MW)
truth (MW)
Topic
Frequency
Kashmirian Shivaism 350
Alchemy 62
Liberation, mokṣa, release 45
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 40
Shivaism, Śiva 33
Sāṃkhya 32
Bhakti 31
Yoga 30
Pashupata Shaivism 27
King, rājanīti 26
Buddha's life 26
Medicine 26
war 25
mantra 25
Buddhism 25
Mahāyāna 24
linguistic speculation 24
Cosmogony 24
Dharmaśāstra 22
dharma 22
worship 20
karman doctrine 16
dīkṣā 16
hathayoga 14
Shivaite Tantrism 13
Astronomy 12
narrative literature 12
triguṇa 11
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge 11
Creation of the world 11
fable 10
Politics 10
Law 10
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 8
Logic 8
Tīrthas 8
āpaddharma 8
Peace and war 8
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī 7
saṃsāra 7
vyavahāra 7
Nyāya 7
Poetology 7
Mahābhārata 7
good behaviour 6
Astrology 6
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 6
non-attachment 6
Geography 6
Asceticism, tapas 6
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 6
Minister 5
pralaya, destruction of the world 5
(Im-)purity 5
jātaka, avadāna 5
Viśvāmitra 5
Meditation 5
Lexicography 5
vānaprastha 5
varṇas, castes 4
cow 4
Cosmology 4
Vaiśeṣika 4
Giving, dāna 4
yuga theory 4
āśrama 4
marriage, wedding 4
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) 4
Women 4
Religion and Philosophy 4
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 4
prāyaścitta 4
Brideship and marriage 4
avatāras 4
unsteadiness of life 4
Brahmin 3
ātman 3
penance, prāyaścitta 3
India 3
hunting 3
āśā, hope 3
ahaṃkāra 3
kṣetrajña 3
Zoology 3
pūjā 3
dhanurveda 3
(Non-)vegetarism, meat 3
Kāmaśāstra 3
Senses and world 3
dāna, giving 3
Behaviour, strīdharma 3
Ordeal 3
fighting 2
senses, indriya 2
Pārvatī 2
bad behaviour 2
Cosmogony (gen.) 2
conflicting worldviews 2
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 2
female ascetics 2
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra 2
trivarga, caturvarga 2
brahmahatyā 2
Military science 2
omina, presigns, nimittas 2
Śrīvidyā 2
nāḍīvijñāna 2
saṃnyāsa 2
Aṣṭāvakra 2
gṛhastha, householder 2
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu 2
Bharata 2
advaita philosophy 2
Brahmā 2
life, jīva 2
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā 2
snāna, bathing 2
Genealogies 2
Love 2
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun 2
poverty, renunciation 2
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya 2
sahasranāman 2
rebirth, transmigration 2
daṇḍa, punishment 2
Behaviour, politeness 2
Administration 2
svadharma 1
religious speculation, mystic 1
Śrī, Lakṣmī 1
differences between women and men 1
robbery 1
gambling 1
gold 1
pātaka 1
eating, food, anna 1
śrāddha 1
Sleeping 1
paramārtha 1
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā 1
Underworld, hell, naraka 1
Mineralogy, jewels, metals 1
brahman 1
Nara-Nārāyaṇa 1
Moral literature 1
(prophesy about the) kaliyuga 1
Śeṣa 1
Cosmography 1
dama 1
Himālaya 1
daiva vs. puruṣakāra 1
Sacrifice, yajña 1
tulāpuruṣa 1
friendship 1
rasāyana 1
Technique of Yoga 1
manas 1
Nosology 1
State finances 1
Marutta 1
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 1
Tāraka 1
marman 1
Tripura 1
Stories 1
Structure of the world 1
kālacakra 1
Paraśurāma 1
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha 1
Time 1
aśvamedha, hayamedha 1
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña 1
all-unity 1
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 1
Purāṇa 1
Criminal law 1
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā 1
Concept Notes Count truth conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal ve 67 Tattva one of the elements constituting the world (Sāṃkhya: 25; Trika: 36) 14 principle a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works" 3 reality the quality possessed by something that is real 1 twenty-four the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one 1
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