Satyajit

Classical Sanskrit origin

सत्यजित् (satyajit): truly victorious, conquering by truth.

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

In the epics

Satyajit appears in the Mahābhārata: Attacks Drona with truth as his valour.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Dhanu
• Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
• More names starting with S

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Victory of truth”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Rithesh — Lord of truth, righteous
• Satish — Lord of truth, ruler of hundred
• Satpal — Protector of truth, guardian of honesty
• Satyam — Truth, the ultimate truth and reality of all creation
• Tathya — Truth, reality
• Yatharth — Reality, truth, actual

More boys' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin

• Jagannath — Lord of the universe, presiding deity of Puri
• Balabhadra — Lord Balabhadra of Puri, auspicious and strong
• Patitapaban — Savior of the fallen, Lord Jagannath
• Jagabandhu — Friend of the world, Lord Jagannath
• Baladev — Lord Balabhadra, brother of Jagannath
• Jagadish — Lord of the universe, Jagannath

Other names under Dhanu rashi

• Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
• Shruti — Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas
• Ayyappan — Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
• Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
• Tanushree — One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
• Sowmya — Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.

Where this comes from

Satyajit's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.