Save Gender Feminine Usage Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu Scripts सत्यवती(Sanskrit, Hindi) సత్యవతి(Telugu) Meaning & History Means "truthful", derived from Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, real" and the suffix वती (vatī) meaning "having". In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata she is a commoner who becomes the wife of Shantanu, king of Hastinapura. Related Names Rootssatya + vatī Categories truth, virtues