Satyajit
Satyajit means truly victorious, conquering by truth.
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | S |
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. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “truly victorious, conquering by truth”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Sarvjit — Victory over all, conquering everything
- Jaimil — Victor, conquering
- Rishi — Meanings families give: Sage, wise one; Sage, a holy seer who perceives divine truth; Sage, seer, enlightened one; Ancient sage, wise one
- Rithesh — Lord of truth, righteous
- Satish — Meanings families give: Lord of truth, master of righteousness and justice; Lord of goodness, truth; Lord of truth, ruler of hundred
- Satpal — Protector of truth, guardian of honesty
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
- Balabhadra — strong, powerful
- Patitapaban — Savior of the fallen, Lord Jagannath
- Jagabandhu — Friend of the world, Lord Jagannath
- Krushna — Lord Krishna, dark and beautiful
- Nilamadhab — Blue Lord, original name of Lord Jagannath
- Debashis — Blessing of the gods
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Subhadra — n. (-) very glorious or splendid or auspicious or fortunate
- Shruti — Meanings families give: Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas; That which is heard, the Vedas; Hearing, sacred scriptures
- Ayyappan — Meanings families give: Lord Ayyappa; Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- Tanushree — Meanings families give: Beautiful body, graceful; One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
- Sowmya — Meanings families give: Gracious, calm, born of moonlight; Gentle, soft, pleasing; Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati; Gentle, soft, pleasing, calm
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.