# अनात्मन् (anātman)

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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 — E. a priv. and ātman
- **SLP1:** `anAtman`  **IAST:** anātman  **Devanagari:** अनात्मन्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%C4%81tman_%28Hinduism%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/anatman/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Quality: Non-Spiritual / Corporeal (5 definitions)
- not spiritual, corporeal, or destitute of spirit or mind  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 27,3] अन् - आत्मन् (an-ātman) mfn. not spiritual, corporeal, destitute of spirit or mind, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) [ ID=5492 ]
- Destitute of spirit or mind.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अन (na) ात्मन (na) ् (anātman) [Printed book page 0061-a ] अन (na) ात्मन (na) ् (anātman) a. [ न (na). ब (ba).] 1 Destitute of spirit or mind
- Not spiritual, corporeal.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अन (na) ात्मन (na) ् (anātman) [Printed book page 0061-a ] अन (na) ात्मन (na) ् (anātman) a. [ न (na). ब (ba).] 2 Not spiritual, corporeal
- Corporeal  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनात्मन् (anātman) [Printed book page 023-b ] अना _ त्मन् (anā_tman) ( त्माः - त्म ) ((tmāḥ-tma)) a. Corporeal. [ ID=1103 ]
- Without spirit or soul  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनात्मन् (anātman) (II) a. Without spirit or soul. [ ID=1168 ]

### Concept: Not-Self / Other than Soul (4 definitions)
- not self, another  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 27,3] अन् - आत्मन् (an-ātman) m. not self, another [ ID=5490 ]
- something different from spirit or soul  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > something different from spirit or soul [ ID=5491 ]
- Not self, other than spirit or soul  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनात्मन् (anātman) [Printed book page 019-46 ] अनात्मन् (anātman) (I) m. Not self, other than spirit or soul. [ ID=1167 ]
- not the soul  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनात्मन् (anātman) [Printed book page 017 ] अनात्मन् (anātman) m. not the soul. [ ID=1207 ]

### Characteristic: Person Lacking Self-Control/Wisdom (3 definitions)
- 1. Unrestrained. 2. Not the self, something different from the soul.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अन (na) ात (ta) ्मन (na) ् (anātman) [Printed book page 0061-a ] अन (na) ात (ta) ्मन (na) ् (anātman) a. [ न (na). ब (ba).] 3 One who has not restrained his self; अन (na) ात (ta) ्मन (na) स्त (ta) ु शत (ta) ्रुत (ta) ्वे (anātmanastu śatrutve) वर्त (ta) ेत (ta) ात (ta) ्मैव शत (ta) ्रुवत (ta) ् (vartetātmaiva śatruvat) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 6. 6. — m. [ अप्रशस्त (ta) ो भिन (na) ्न (na) ो वा आत (ta) ्मा न (na) (apraśasto bhinno vā ātmā na). त (ta).] Not self, another, something different from आत (ta) ्मन (na) ् (ātman) (spirit or soul) i. e. the perishable body; अप्राप्त (ta) ः प्राप्यत (ta) े योयमत (ta) ्यंत (ta) ं (aprāptaḥ prāpyate yoyamatyaṃtaṃ) त (ta) ्यज्यत (ta) े ' थवा । जान (na) ीयात (ta) ्त (ta) मन (na) ात (ta) ्मान (na) ं ब (ba) ुद्ध्यंत (ta) ं (tyajyate 'thavā. jānīyāttamanātmānaṃ buddhyaṃtaṃ) वपुरादिकम् ॥ अन (na) ात (ta) ्मन (na) ् (anātman) यात (ta) ्मब (ba) ुद्धिर्या साऽविद्या (vapurādikam.. anātmanyātmabuddhiryā sā'vidyā) परिकीर्त (ta) ित (ta) ा ॥ (parikīrtitā..)
- 1. Lacking spiritual knowledge or true wisdom. 2. Foolish or lacking self-awareness.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ज्ञ, वेदिन् (jña, vedin) a. 1 devoid of spiritual knowledge or true wisdom. 2 not knowing oneself, foolish, silly; मा तावदनात्मज्ञे (mā tāvadanātmajñe) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 6; कथं कार्यविनिमयेन व्यवहरति मयि (kathaṃ kāryavinimayena vyavaharati mayi ) ° ज्ञः (°jñaḥ) Mālavikāgnimitra (Bombay) 1; स्फुटमापदां पदमनात्मवेदिता (sphuṭamāpadāṃ padamanātmaveditā) Śiśupālavadha 15. 22
- foolish, lacking qualities of the soul, or lacking self-possession  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — संपन्न (saṃpanna) a. foolish, destitute of qualities (of the soul), not selfpossessed; न त्वेवानात्मसंपन्न (saṃpanna) ाद् वृत्तिमीहेत (na tvevānātmasaṃpannād vṛttimīheta) पंडितः (paṃḍitaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1. 49. [ ID=1311 ]

### Meanings: Not-Self (noun) & Non-Spiritual (adj.) (3 definitions)
- 1. Not soul. 2. Lacking soul or sense.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनात्मन् (anātman) [Printed book page 013-3 ] अनात्मन् (anātman) an-ātman, m. not soul; a. lacking soul or sense; -īna, a. or no use to oneself. [ ID=1419 ]
- 1. Not the soul or spirit. 2. Not self. 3. Without spirit or soul.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) नात्मन् (anātman) [Printed book page 076-a ] अ (a) नात्मन् (anātman) I. Tatpur. m. ( - त्मा (-tmā) ) 1 No-soul, other than spirit or soul. 2 Not self, other. E. अ (a) neg. and आत्मन् (ātman). II. Bahuvr. m. f. n. ( - त्मा (-tmā)- त्मा (-tmā)- त्म (-tmā-tmā-tma) ) Without spirit or soul. E. अ (a) priv. and आत्मन् (ātman). [ ID=2530 ]
- 1. Something other than spirit or soul. 2. Not spiritual or corporeal. 3. Destitute of spirit or mind.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अनात्मन् (anātman) [Printed book page 0028-b ] अनात्मन् (anātman) an-ātman, ā, m. not self, an- other; something different from spirit or soul; ( ā, ā, a ), not spiritual, corporeal; destitute of spirit or mind. —An-ātma-jña, as, ā, am, destitute of spi- ritual knowledge or true wisdom. —Anātma-pratya- vekṣā, f. (with Buddhists) reflection that there is no spirit or self. —An-ātma-vat, ān, atī, at, not self-possessed; ( vat ), ind. unlike one's self. [ ID=1679 ]

### Concept: Unreal (1 definition)
- unreal  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1311,2] unreal, Divyāvadāna (Title) [ ID=5491.1 ]

### Derived Practice: Reflection on No-Soul (1 definition)
- reflection that there is no spirit or soul  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — प्रत्यवेक्षा (pratyavekṣā) reflection that there is no spirit or soul (with Buddhists)

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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