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अहम्aham

अहम् (aham) is a Sanskrit word meaning which see, emulation, competition, or assertion of superiority, egotism, military vaunting, to be referred to self, the object of ahankara. Its 27 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Egotism, Pride, and Self-Sense (Ahaṃkāra), The Pronoun 'I', Competition, Rivalry, and Self-Assertion.

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Meanings by context

Egotism, Pride, and Self-Sense (Ahaṃkāra)

11 definitions
which see

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the object of ahankara

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Egotism or sense of self. 2. Pride, self-consciousness, or haughtiness. 3. The conception of individuality as an element of creation in Samkhya philosophy.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

proud, self-conceited

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Egotistic. 2. Proud or haughty.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

egotism, pride

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

self-conceit

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

self-conceit

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

pride

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Spiritual ignorance, self-love, or self-illusion. 2. Conceit, pride, or egotism.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

proud, haughty

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Pronoun 'I'

8 definitions
I

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

I

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

I

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

I

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

I

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

I

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

I

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

I

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Competition, Rivalry, and Self-Assertion

4 definitions
1. Emulation, competition, or assertion of superiority. 2. Egotism. 3. Military vaunting.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

desirous of being first

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Emulation or competition. 2. Bragging or vaunting.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

claiming superiority for oneself

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Personal Agency, Self-Reference, or Self-Benefit

3 definitions
to be referred to self

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

that which is to be done by oneself

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

gaining for oneself

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Etymology of 'I'

1 definition
I

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.