Satyam
सत्यम्नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) · सत् (sat — being, existence) + य प्रत्यय + म् — that which is
satyam
Fundamental Concepts
Truth — that which does not change across the three periods of time
Satyam in Vedānta is not moral truth but ontological truth — that which remains unchanged in past, present, and future (trikāla-abhāditam). Only Brahman is satyam in this absolute sense. The world is mithyā (dependent), not asatyam (non-existent). The Taittirīya Upaniṣad declares: 'satyaṃ jñānam anantam brahma' — Brahman is truth, knowledge, and infinitude.
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