Samatha

Samatha meaning

Samatha (समता) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

Equality, sameness; fairness, impartiality; equanimity; benevolence

Also used to mean: calm

Samatha (समता) is the Sanskrit samatā, from sama, "same, even". Monier-Williams gives the senses sameness of level, equality, fairness or impartiality, a normal balanced condition, equanimity and benevolence. Name lists give "equality" or "calm"; the first is the dictionary sense, and "calm" fits equanimity, though it is also the meaning of the unrelated Buddhist term samatha, "tranquillity". The name is chiefly Telugu, written సమత, where -tha spells the sound of त; in Hindi the word is samtā.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1152 · entry sama-tā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, sama-tā, p. 1152

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First sound स

Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is सा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Samatha · Samata · Samta

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