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(Bodhi, meaning “awake” or “enlightened”, and Satta, meaning “one who is.” ) A person who is close to or on the path toward enlightenment; Prior to his enlightenment, Gautama Buddha was a bodhisatta.
“…the term can be separated into two parts, bodhi and sattva: bodhi from the root budh, to be awake, meaning 'awakening' or 'enlightenment', and 'sattva' derived from sant, the verb 'to be', meaning…literally, 'one who is', 'a sentient being.' Hence, the term is taken to mean 'one whose essence is Enlightenment' or 'enlightened knowledge”
From: The Bodhisattva Concept by A. G. S. Kariyawasam
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