sadā

 The Sanskrit word "sadā" (सदा) means “always,” “ever,” 

or “constantly,” and is commonly used as an adverb 

to denote continuous or perpetual action.

Meaning and Usage

• Literal translation: “always,” “eternally,” “continually”
• Grammatical role: Adverb (Avyaya) in Sanskrit; it does not change 
• form for gender, number, or case.
• Examples in context:
  • सदा सुखिनः भवन्तु (Sadā sukhinaḥ bhavantu) – “May you always 
  • be happy.”
  • सदा सत्यं वद (Sadā satyaṁ vada) – “Always speak the truth.”

Etymology

• Derived from the root सद् (sad) meaning “to be,” combined with 
• the adverbial suffix -ā, giving the sense of “ever being” or 
• “perpetually existing.”

Related Words

• सततम् (satatam) – similarly used to mean “always,” often in 
• a devotional or continuous context.
• नित्यम् (nityam) – emphasizes eternal or habitual continuity 
• (“daily,” “perpetually”).

In summary, “sadā” in Sanskrit conveys the idea of something 

happening continuously, eternally, or at all times and is widely 

used in philosophical, literary, and devotional texts to express 

permanence or constancy.