سنت

सन्त sant [Prk. संतो; S. सन्तस् , base सत् , part. of अस् 'to be'], part., adj. & s.m. Being, existing; essential; good, virtuous, pious; right, proper; excellent; steady, respectable, venerable;—a pious or venerable man, a saint; a good or simple man:—sant-avasthā, s.f. The state or condition of a saint, saintliness; venerableness:—saṇt-sabhā, s.f., and santsamāj, s.m. The assembly of the good (the term is applied chiefly to the Hindūascetics regarded as to their corporate capacity):—sant-sabhā-gam, s.m. The intercourse or union of the pious.