अनात्मन्anātman

अनात्मन् (anātman) is a Sanskrit word meaning not self, another, something different from spirit or soul, unreal, not spiritual, corporeal, or destitute of spirit or mind, something other than spirit or soul, not spiritual or corporeal. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Quality: Non-Spiritual / Corporeal, Concept: Not-Self / Other than Soul, Characteristic: Person Lacking Self-Control/Wisdom.

Etymology
E. अ priv. and आत्मन्
Definitions
17
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Meanings by context

Quality: Non-Spiritual / Corporeal

5 definitions
not spiritual, corporeal, or destitute of spirit or mind

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Destitute of spirit or mind.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Not spiritual, corporeal.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Corporeal

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Without spirit or soul

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Concept: Not-Self / Other than Soul

4 definitions
not self, another

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

something different from spirit or soul

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Not self, other than spirit or soul

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

not the soul

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Characteristic: Person Lacking Self-Control/Wisdom

3 definitions
1. Unrestrained. 2. Not the self, something different from the soul.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Lacking spiritual knowledge or true wisdom. 2. Foolish or lacking self-awareness.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

foolish, lacking qualities of the soul, or lacking self-possession

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Meanings: Not-Self (noun) & Non-Spiritual (adj.)

3 definitions
1. Not soul. 2. Lacking soul or sense.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Not the soul or spirit. 2. Not self. 3. Without spirit or soul.

Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Something other than spirit or soul. 2. Not spiritual or corporeal. 3. Destitute of spirit or mind.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Concept: Unreal

1 definition
unreal

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Derived Practice: Reflection on No-Soul

1 definition
reflection that there is no spirit or soul

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.