1. Independent. 2. Sentient or existing.
— अधीन (adhīna) a.
1 dependent on oneself, independent.
2 sentient. existing. (
1 dependent on oneself, independent.
2 sentient. existing. (
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आत्मन्ātman
आत्मन् (ātman) is a Sanskrit word meaning the breath, the soul, principle of life and sensation, the individual soul, self, or abstract individual, essence, nature, character, peculiarity, the body, the understanding, intellect, or mind. Its 158 recorded definitions are grouped into 17 contexts, among them Actions, States, or Qualities Primarily Concerning Oneself, Progeny (Son, Daughter, Descendant), Knowledge, Cognition, or Study of Self/Soul/Spirit.
- Root
- युज् (yuj)
- Etymology
- E. आङ्, अत to go, मनिन् Unādi aff
- Definitions
- 158
Meanings by context
Actions, States, or Qualities Primarily Concerning Oneself
51 definitions
worthy of oneself
— अनुरूप (anurūpa) a. worthy of oneself; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 1. 18 ; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 33.
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personal attendance
— अनुगमनं (anugamanaṃ) personal attendance; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 88.
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concealing oneself
— अपहार (apahāra). concealing oneself; कथं वा आत्मापहारं करोति (kathaṃ vā ātmāpahāraṃ karoti) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 1.
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an impostor or pretender
— अपहारकः (apahārakaḥ) one who pretends to belong to a higher class than his own, an impostor, a pretender.
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self-counselled
— आदिष्ट (ādiṣṭa) a. self-counselled. (
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a treaty dictated by the party wishing it himself
— ष्टः (ṣṭaḥ)) a treaty dictated by the party wishing it himself; Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 4. 121.
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dependent on oneself or on one's own mind
— आश्रय (āśraya) a. dependent on oneself or on his own mind. (
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1. Self-dependence. 2. Innate idea or abstract knowledge.
— यः (yaḥ))
1 self dependence.
2 innate idea, abstract knowledge independent of the thing to be known.
1 self dependence.
2 innate idea, abstract knowledge independent of the thing to be known.
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self-possessed or master of self
— ईश्वर (īśvara) a. self-possessed, master of self; आत्मेश्वराणां न हि ज नु (ātmeśvarāṇāṃ na hi ja nu) विघ्नाः समाधिभेदप्रभवो भवंति (vighnāḥ samādhibhedaprabhavo bhavaṃti) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 40.
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self-exaltation or elevation
— उदयः (udayaḥ) self-exaltation or elevation; Śiśupālavadha 2. 30.
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1. One who lives by his own labor. 2. A day laborer. 3. One who lives by his wife. 4. An actor or public performer.
— उपजीवित् (upajīvit) m.
1 one who lives by his own labour; Manusmṛti 7. 138.
2 a day-labourer.
3 one who lives by his wife (Kull. on Manusmṛti 8. 362 ).
4 an actor, public performer.
1 one who lives by his own labour; Manusmṛti 7. 138.
2 a day-labourer.
3 one who lives by his wife (Kull. on Manusmṛti 8. 362 ).
4 an actor, public performer.
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like oneself
— उपम (upama) a. like oneself. (
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1. Proud or loving oneself. 2. Loving only Brahma or the Supreme Spirit.
— काम (kāma) a.
1 loving oneself, possessed of selfconceit, proud.
2 loving Brahma or the Supreme spirit only.
1 loving oneself, possessed of selfconceit, proud.
2 loving Brahma or the Supreme spirit only.
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one's own business or private affair
— कार्यं (kāryaṃ) one's own business, private affair.
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1. Done by oneself. 2. Done against one's own self.
— कृत (kṛta) a.
1 self-executed, done by oneself.
2 done against one's own self.
1 self-executed, done by oneself.
2 done against one's own self.
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1. Course of the soul's existence. 2. One's own course.
— गतिः (gatiḥ) f.
1 course of the soul's existence.
2 one's own course. °गत्या (°gatyā) by one's own act.
1 course of the soul's existence.
2 one's own course. °गत्या (°gatyā) by one's own act.
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selfish, greedy
— ग्राहिन् (grāhin) a. selfish, greedy.
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1. One's own victory.
2. Victory over oneself or self-denial.
— जयः (jayaḥ)
1 one's own victory.
2 victory over oneself, self-denial or abnegation.
1 one's own victory.
2 victory over oneself, self-denial or abnegation.
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self-satisfied
— तुष्टि (tuṣṭi) a. self-satisfied. (
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self-satisfaction
— ष्टिः (ṣṭiḥ) f.) self. satisfaction.
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1. Self-sacrifice. 2. Suicide.
— त्यागः (tyāgaḥ)
1 self-sacrifice.
2 suicide.
1 self-sacrifice.
2 suicide.
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1. Self-preservation.
2. A bodyguard.
— त्राणं (trāṇaṃ)
1 self-preservation.
2 a bodyguard.
1 self-preservation.
2 a bodyguard.
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self-sacrifice, resigning oneself
— दानं (dānaṃ) self-sacrifice, resigning oneself
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being constantly in the heart or greatly endeared
— निंत्य (niṃtya) a. being constantly in the heart, greatly endeared to oneself.
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self-reproach
— निंदा (niṃdā) self-reproach.
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offering oneself as a living sacrifice to the deity
— निवेदनं (nivedanaṃ) offering oneself (as a living sacrifice to the deity).
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self-illuminated
— प्रभ (prabha) a. self-illuminated.
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self-praise
— प्रशंसा (praśaṃsā) self-praise.
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1. Self-respecting or respectable. 2. Arrogant or proud.
— मानिन् (mānin) a. self respecting, respectable.
2 arrogant, proud.
2 arrogant, proud.
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1. The plant Indravaruni. 2. Self-protection.
— रक्षा (rakṣā)
1 N. of a plant (इंद्रवारुणीवृक्ष (iṃdravāruṇīvṛkṣa)).
2 self-protection.
1 N. of a plant (इंद्रवारुणीवृक्ष (iṃdravāruṇīvṛkṣa)).
2 self-protection.
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depending on one's own will
— वश (vaśa) a. depending on one's own will; Manusmṛti 4. 159 , 160
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1. Self-control or self-government.
2. Subjection or control over another.
— शः (śaḥ))
1 self-control, self-government.
2 one's control, subjection; °शं नी, °वशीकृ (°śaṃ nī, °vaśīkṛ) to reduce to subjection, win over.
1 self-control, self-government.
2 one's control, subjection; °शं नी, °वशीकृ (°śaṃ nī, °vaśīkṛ) to reduce to subjection, win over.
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self-restrained
— वश्य (vaśya) a. having control over self, self-possessed, self-restrained.
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sale of oneself or one's own liberty
— विक्रयः (vikrayaḥ) sale of oneself or one's own liberty; Manusmṛti 11. 60.
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self-exaltation
— विवृद्धिः, -वृद्धिः (vivṛddhiḥ, -vṛddhiḥ) f. self-exaltation.
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1. Mighty, powerful, or strong.
2. Appropriate, suitable, or good for oneself.
3. Existent or sentient.
— वीर (vīra) a.
1 mighty, powerful, strong.
2 appropriate, suitable, good for oneself (as diet &c.).
3 existent, sentient. (
1 mighty, powerful, strong.
2 appropriate, suitable, good for oneself (as diet &c.).
3 existent, sentient. (
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an account of one's own self, or an autobiography
— वृत्तं, -वृत्तांतः (vṛttaṃ, -vṛttāṃtaḥ) account of one's own self, autobiography.
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dwelling in soul
— वृत्ति (vṛtti) a. dwelling in Ātman or soul. (
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1. A state of the heart. 2. One's own state or circumstance. 3. Practising one's own duties or occupation.
— त्तिः (ttiḥ) f.)
1 state of the heart; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 5. 76.
2 action as regards oneself, one's own state or circumstance; विस्माययन् (vismāyayan) विस्मितमात्मवृत्तौ (vismitamātmavṛttau) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 2. 33.
3 practising one's own duties or occupation.
1 state of the heart; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 5. 76.
2 action as regards oneself, one's own state or circumstance; विस्माययन् (vismāyayan) विस्मितमात्मवृत्तौ (vismitamātmavṛttau) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 2. 33.
3 practising one's own duties or occupation.
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self-praise, boasting
— श्लाघा, -स्तुतिः (ślāghā, -stutiḥ) f. self-praise, boasting, bragging.
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self-restraint
— संयमः (saṃyamaḥ) self-restraint.
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dwelling in oneself
— सद् (sad) a. Ved. dwelling in oneself.
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self-sufficient
— संतुष्ट (saṃtuṣṭa) a. self-sufficient.
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worthy of oneself
— सम (sama) a. worthy of oneself, equal to oneself; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 13.
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1. Internal or personal doubt. 2. Personal risk or danger.
— संदेहः (saṃdehaḥ)
1 internal or personal doubt.
2 risk of life, personal risk.
1 internal or personal doubt.
2 risk of life, personal risk.
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1. self-possessed. 2. talented, intelligent.
— संपन्न (saṃpanna) a.
1 self-possessed.
2 talented, intelligent; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 18. 18.
1 self-possessed.
2 talented, intelligent; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 18. 18.
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self-aggrandizement
— सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) f. self-aggrandizement.
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self-delighted
— मुख (mukha) a. self-delighted. (
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beneficial to oneself
— हित (hita) a. beneficial to oneself. (
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one's own good or welfare
— तं (taṃ)) one's own good or welfare. [ID=6115]
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Progeny (Son, Daughter, Descendant)
16 definitions
a son
a son, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ; [ID=23472]
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A son
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
13 A son; आत्मा वै पुत्रनामासि (ātmā vai putranāmāsi).
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
13 A son; आत्मा वै पुत्रनामासि (ātmā vai putranāmāsi).
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1. A son.
2. A wife's brother.
3. A jester in dramatic literature.
— नः (naḥ))
1 a son.
2 a wife's brother.
3 the jester or विदूषक (vidūṣaka) (in dramatic literature).
1 a son.
2 a wife's brother.
3 the jester or विदूषक (vidūṣaka) (in dramatic literature).
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1. A son. 2. Cupid. 3. Sorrow or pain.
— वः (vaḥ))
1 a son; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 18. 12.
2 Cupid.
3 sorrow, pain. (
1 a son; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 18. 12.
2 Cupid.
3 sorrow, pain. (
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1. A daughter. 2. Intellect. 3. A plant, Mashparni.
— वा (vā))
1 a daughter.
2 intellect.
3 N. of a plant (माष्पर्णी (māṣparṇī).)
1 a daughter.
2 intellect.
3 N. of a plant (माष्पर्णी (māṣparṇī).)
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a son
— मः (maḥ)) a son.
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born
— जः, -जन्मन् (jaḥ, -janman) m.
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1. A son. 2. Cupid. 3. A descendant.
— जातः, प्रभवः (jātaḥ, prabhavaḥ), संभवः (saṃbhavaḥ)
1 a son; तमात्मजन्मानमजं (tamātmajanmānamajaṃ) चकार (cakāra) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 5. 36 : तत्यामात्मानुरूपायामात्मजन्मसमुत्मुकः (tatyāmātmānurūpāyāmātmajanmasamutmukaḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 33 ; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1 ; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 6. 28.
2 Cupid.
3 a descendant.
1 a son; तमात्मजन्मानमजं (tamātmajanmānamajaṃ) चकार (cakāra) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 5. 36 : तत्यामात्मानुरूपायामात्मजन्मसमुत्मुकः (tatyāmātmānurūpāyāmātmajanmasamutmukaḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 33 ; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1 ; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 6. 28.
2 Cupid.
3 a descendant.
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1. A daughter. 2. The reasoning faculty or understanding.
— जा (jā)
1 a daughter; वंद्यं युगं (vaṃdyaṃ yugaṃ) चरणयोर्जनकात्मजा (jā)याः (caraṇayorjanakātmajāyāḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 13. 78 ; cf. नगात्मजा (jā) (nagātmajā) &c.
2 the reasoning faculty, understanding.
1 a daughter; वंद्यं युगं (vaṃdyaṃ yugaṃ) चरणयोर्जनकात्मजा (jā)याः (caraṇayorjanakātmajāyāḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 13. 78 ; cf. नगात्मजा (jā) (nagātmajā) &c.
2 the reasoning faculty, understanding.
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1. A daughter. 2. Talent or understanding.
— भूः (bhūḥ) f.)
1 a daughter.
2 talent, understanding.
1 a daughter.
2 talent, understanding.
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1. A son. 2. Cupid.
— तः (taḥ))
1 a son.
2 Cupid. (
1 a son.
2 Cupid. (
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1. A daughter. 2. Talent.
— ता (tā))
1 a daughter.
2 talent.
1 a daughter.
2 talent.
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1. A son.
2. A wife's brother.
3. A jester in dramas.
— रः (raḥ))
1 a son.
2 wife's brother.
3 a jester (in dramas).
1 a son.
2 wife's brother.
3 a jester (in dramas).
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origin, birth, or production
— संभवः (saṃbhavaḥ),
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1. A son. 2. Cupid, the god of love. 3. An epithet of Brahma, Vishnu, or Shiva. 4. The Supreme Being.
— समुद्भवः (samudbhavaḥ)
1 a son; चकार नाम्ना (cakāra nāmnā) रघुमात्मसंभवं (raghumātmasaṃbhavaṃ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 21 , 11. 57 , 17. 8.
2 Cupid, god of love.
3 epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, or Śiva.
4 the Supreme being (परमात्मन् (paramātman)). (
1 a son; चकार नाम्ना (cakāra nāmnā) रघुमात्मसंभवं (raghumātmasaṃbhavaṃ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 21 , 11. 57 , 17. 8.
2 Cupid, god of love.
3 epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, or Śiva.
4 the Supreme being (परमात्मन् (paramātman)). (
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1. A daughter. 2. Understanding or intellect.
— वा (vā))
1 a daughter.
2 understanding, intellect.
1 a daughter.
2 understanding, intellect.
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Knowledge, Cognition, or Study of Self/Soul/Spirit
14 definitions
1. Seeking spiritual knowledge.
2. Delighted in oneself.
— आराम (ārāma) a.
1 striving to get knowledge (as an ascetic or योगिन् (yogin)), seeking spiritual knowledge; आत्मारामा विहितरतयां (ātmārāmā vihitaratayāṃ) निर्विकल्पे समाधौ (nirvikalpe samādhau) Veṇīsaṃhāra 1. 23.
2 self-pleased, delighted in self; Bhartṛhari’s three Śatakas (the figures 1., 2., 3. after Bh. denoting Śṛṅgāraº, Nītiº, and Vairāgyaº) 3. 93 ; cf. Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 5. 24.
1 striving to get knowledge (as an ascetic or योगिन् (yogin)), seeking spiritual knowledge; आत्मारामा विहितरतयां (ātmārāmā vihitaratayāṃ) निर्विकल्पे समाधौ (nirvikalpe samādhau) Veṇīsaṃhāra 1. 23.
2 self-pleased, delighted in self; Bhartṛhari’s three Śatakas (the figures 1., 2., 3. after Bh. denoting Śṛṅgāraº, Nītiº, and Vairāgyaº) 3. 93 ; cf. Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 5. 24.
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Name of a text treating of the supreme spirit
— उपनिषद् (upaniṣad) f. N. of an उपनिषद् (upaniṣad) which treats of the supreme spirit.
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a sage, one who knows himself
— ज्ञः, विद् (jñaḥ, vid) m. a sage, one who knows himself.
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1. Self-knowledge. 2. Spiritual knowledge or knowledge of the supreme spirit. 3. True wisdom.
— ज्ञानं (jñānaṃ)
1 self-knowledge.
2 spiritual knowledge, knowledge of the soul or the supreme spirit; Manusmṛti 12. 85 , 92.
3 true wisdom.
1 self-knowledge.
2 spiritual knowledge, knowledge of the soul or the supreme spirit; Manusmṛti 12. 85 , 92.
3 true wisdom.
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1. The true nature of the soul or the supreme spirit. 2. The highest thing.
— तत्त्वं (tattvaṃ)
1 the true nature of the soul or the supreme spirit.
2 the highest thing. °ज्ञः (°jñaḥ) a sage versed in the Vedānta doctrines.
1 the true nature of the soul or the supreme spirit.
2 the highest thing. °ज्ञः (°jñaḥ) a sage versed in the Vedānta doctrines.
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1. Seeing oneself. 2. Spiritual knowledge or true wisdom.
— दर्शनं (darśanaṃ)
1 seeing oneself.
2 spiritual knowledge, true wisdom; Yājñavalkya (Mr. Mandlik’s Edition) 3. 157 ; cf. Manusmṛti 12. 91.
1 seeing oneself.
2 spiritual knowledge, true wisdom; Yājñavalkya (Mr. Mandlik’s Edition) 3. 157 ; cf. Manusmṛti 12. 91.
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one who constantly seeks spiritual knowledge
— निष्ठ (niṣṭha) a.
(pb) one who constantly seeks for spiritual knowledge.
(pb) one who constantly seeks for spiritual knowledge.
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Name of a work elucidating the Upanishads consisting of 18 chapters
— पुराणं (purāṇaṃ) N. of a work elucidating the Upaniṣads (consisting of 18 chapters).
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1. Self-consciousness. 2. The title of an Upanishad.
— प्रबोधः (prabodhaḥ)
1 cognition of the soul; self-consciousness.
2 title of an उपनिषद् (upaniṣad).
1 cognition of the soul; self-consciousness.
2 title of an उपनिषद् (upaniṣad).
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conversation about the supreme spirit
— प्रवादः (pravādaḥ) conversation about the supreme spirit.
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1. Spiritual knowledge. 2. Knowledge of self.
— बोधः (bodhaḥ)
1 spiritual knowledge.
2 knowledge of self.
1 spiritual knowledge.
2 knowledge of self.
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1. Sacrificing for oneself. 2. A learned person who studies the nature of the self and soul to attain eternal bliss, viewing all beings equally.
— याजिन् (yājin)
1 sacrificing for oneself or himself. (
— m.) a learned man who studies his own nature and that of the soul (of others) to secure eternal felicity, one who looks upon all beings as self; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि । समं पश्यन्नात्मयाजी (cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani . samaṃ paśyannātmayājī) स्वाराज्यमधिगछति (svārājyamadhigachati); Manusmṛti 12. 91.
1 sacrificing for oneself or himself. (
— m.) a learned man who studies his own nature and that of the soul (of others) to secure eternal felicity, one who looks upon all beings as self; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि । समं पश्यन्नात्मयाजी (cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani . samaṃ paśyannātmayājī) स्वाराज्यमधिगछति (svārājyamadhigachati); Manusmṛti 12. 91.
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1. A wise man or sage. 2. Knowing oneself. 3. An epithet of Shiva.
— विद् (vid) m.
1 a wise man, sage; as in तरति शोकमात्मवित् (tarati śokamātmavit).
2 knowing one's own self (family &c.); Śiśupālavadha 2. 116.
3 N. of Śiva.
1 a wise man, sage; as in तरति शोकमात्मवित् (tarati śokamātmavit).
2 knowing one's own self (family &c.); Śiśupālavadha 2. 116.
3 N. of Śiva.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
spiritual knowledge
— विद्या (vidyā) knowledge of the soul, spiritual knowledge; Manusmṛti 7. 43.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Harm, Detriment, or Negative States Concerning Self/Soul
11 definitions
1. Suicide. 2. Heresy.
— घातः (ghātaḥ)
1 suicide.
2 heresy.
1 suicide.
2 heresy.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A suicide.
2. A heretic.
— घातकः, घातिन् (ghātakaḥ, ghātin)
1 a suicide, a self-destroyer; Kādambarī (Bombay) 174 ; व्यापादयेत् वृथात्मानं स्वयं यो' (vyāpādayet vṛthātmānaṃ svayaṃ yo') ग्न्युदकादिभिः । अवैधेनैव मार्गेण आत्मघाती स (gnyudakādibhiḥ . avaidhenaiva mārgeṇa ātmaghātī sa) उच्यते ॥ (ucyate ..).
2 a heretic.
1 a suicide, a self-destroyer; Kādambarī (Bombay) 174 ; व्यापादयेत् वृथात्मानं स्वयं यो' (vyāpādayet vṛthātmānaṃ svayaṃ yo') ग्न्युदकादिभिः । अवैधेनैव मार्गेण आत्मघाती स (gnyudakādibhiḥ . avaidhenaiva mārgeṇa ātmaghātī sa) उच्यते ॥ (ucyate ..).
2 a heretic.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A suicide. 2. A heretic or unbeliever.
— त्यागिन् (tyāgin) m.
1 a suicide; आत्मत्यागित्यो नाशौचोदकभाजनाः (ātmatyāgityo nāśaucodakabhājanāḥ) Yājñavalkya (Mr. Mandlik’s Edition) 3. 6.
2 a heretic, an unbeliever.
1 a suicide; आत्मत्यागित्यो नाशौचोदकभाजनाः (ātmatyāgityo nāśaucodakabhājanāḥ) Yājñavalkya (Mr. Mandlik’s Edition) 3. 6.
2 a heretic, an unbeliever.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
corrupting the soul
— दूषि (dūṣi) a. Ved. corrupting the soul; self-destroying.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Self-tormenting or fretful. 2. A suicide.
— द्रोहिन् (drohin) a.
1 self-tormenting, fretful.
2 a suicide.
1 self-tormenting, fretful.
2 a suicide.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
one who has lost himself
— पराजित (parājita) a. one who has lost himself (Ved.).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
self-deceiver
— वंचक (vaṃcaka) a. selfdeceiver.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
self-deception
— वंचना (vaṃcanā) self-delusion; selfdeception.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
suicide
— वधः, -वध्या, -हत्या (vadhaḥ, -vadhyā, -hatyā). suicide.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. One who neglects the welfare of their soul. 2. A self-destroyer or suicide. 3. A heretic or unbeliever. 4. A temple priest or attendant upon an idol.
— हन् (han) a.
1 one who kills his own soul (neglects its welfare &c.).
2 a suicide, self-destroyer.
3 a heretic, unbeliever.
4 a priest in a temple,
(pb) a servant or attendant upon an idol.
1 one who kills his own soul (neglects its welfare &c.).
2 a suicide, self-destroyer.
3 a heretic, unbeliever.
4 a priest in a temple,
(pb) a servant or attendant upon an idol.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
suicide
— हननं, -हत्या (hananaṃ, -hatyā) suicide.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Supreme Soul, Universal Principle, Brahma, Highest Bliss
11 definitions
the highest personal principle of life, Brahma
the highest personal principle of life, Brahma (cf. परमा (paramā)त्मन् (tman)), Atharva-veda (Title) x, 8, 44; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) xxxii, 11 ; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) xiv , &c. [ID=23467]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The supreme deity and soul of the universe, Brahma.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
3 Supreme deity and soul of the universe, Supreme Soul, Brahma; तस्माद्वा एतस्मादात्मन आकाशः (tasmādvā etasmādātmana ākāśaḥ) संभूतः (saṃbhūtaḥ) Up.; Uttararāmacarita 1. 1 ; Manusmṛti 1. 15 , 12. 24.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
3 Supreme deity and soul of the universe, Supreme Soul, Brahma; तस्माद्वा एतस्मादात्मन आकाशः (tasmādvā etasmādātmana ākāśaḥ) संभूतः (saṃbhūtaḥ) Up.; Uttararāmacarita 1. 1 ; Manusmṛti 1. 15 , 12. 24.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
self-born, self-existent
— भू (bhū) a. self-born, self-existent. (
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
earth
— भूः (bhūḥ))
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. An epithet of Brahma. 2. An epithet of Vishnu. 3. An epithet of Shiva. 4. Cupid, the god of love. 5. A son.
— योनिः (yoniḥ)
1 N. of Brahmā; वचस्यवसिते (vacasyavasite) तस्मिन् ससर्ज गिरमात्मभूः (tasmin sasarja giramātmabhūḥ) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 2. 53 , 3. 16 , 5. 81.
2 N. of Viṣṇu.
3 of Śiva; Śakuntalā (Bombay) 7. 35.
4 Cupid, god of love; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 70.
5 a son (
1 N. of Brahmā; वचस्यवसिते (vacasyavasite) तस्मिन् ससर्ज गिरमात्मभूः (tasmin sasarja giramātmabhūḥ) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 2. 53 , 3. 16 , 5. 81.
2 N. of Viṣṇu.
3 of Śiva; Śakuntalā (Bombay) 7. 35.
4 Cupid, god of love; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 70.
5 a son (
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a portion of the Supreme spirit
— मात्रा (mātrā) a portion of the Supreme spirit.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A brother. 2. Soul or supreme spirit.
— मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ)
1 a brother; भ्राता स्वमूर्तिरात्मनः (bhrātā svamūrtirātmanaḥ)
2 soul, supreme spirit.
1 a brother; भ्राता स्वमूर्तिरात्मनः (bhrātā svamūrtirātmanaḥ)
2 soul, supreme spirit.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the universe
— मूलि (mūli) n. the universe.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
born of a vulva or matrix
— योनिः (yoniḥ) = °भू (°bhū) (m.) q. v. Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 70.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the highest bliss
— खं (khaṃ)) the highest bliss.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The Supreme Soul. 2. An epithet of Shiva or Krishna.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 099-2]
*Ātman1 (the Supreme Soul): IX, 2352; do.2 = Śiva (1000
*Ātman1 (the Supreme Soul): IX, 2352; do.2 = Śiva (1000
names2), Kṛṣṇa (XIV, 1491).
[ID=963]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
General or Comprehensive Lexicographical Entries
9 definitions
1. Breath, soul, life, or self. 2. Essence, nature, or peculiarity. 3. The body. 4. Intellect or understanding. 5. The universal soul.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 038-2]
आत्मन् (ātman) ātmán, m. breath; soul; life, self
(sg. = rfl. prn.); essence, nature, peculiarity;
body; intellect, understanding; universal soul. [ID=3519]
आत्मन् (ātman) ātmán, m. breath; soul; life, self
(sg. = rfl. prn.); essence, nature, peculiarity;
body; intellect, understanding; universal soul. [ID=3519]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The soul. 2. Natural temperament or disposition. 3. The supreme deity and soul of the universe. 4. Life or spirit. 5. The body. 6. Care or effort. 7. Firmness. 8. The intellect. 9. The mind. 10. The sun. 11. Fire. 12. Wind. 13. A son. 14. The self.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 109]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. (-त्मा (-tmā))
आत्मन् (ātman) m. (-त्मा (-tmā))
1 The soul.
2 The natural temperament or disposition.
3 BRAHM, the supreme deity and soul of the universe, or more usually in this sense परमात्मा (paramātmā).
4 Life, spirit, the vivifying soul in opposition to the sentient; commonly also जीवात्मा (jīvātmā).
5 Body.
6 Care, effort, pains.
7 Firmness.
8 The understanding, the intellect.
9 The mind or faculty of reason.
10 The sun.
11 Fire.
12 Wind, air.
13 A son.
14 The self, the abstract individual.
E. आङ्, अत (āṅ, ata) to go, मनिन् (manin) Uṇādi aff.
[ID=5262]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The soul, disposition, or self
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 086-b]
आत्मन् (ātman) (त्मा) ((tmā)) 5. m. The soul; disposition; self; Brahm. [ID=4630]
आत्मन् (ātman) (त्मा) ((tmā)) 5. m. The soul; disposition; self; Brahm. [ID=4630]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Soul. 2. Brahman or the supreme spirit. 3. Spirit, vitality, or courage. 4. Body. 5. Natural disposition. 6. Understanding. 7. Mind. 8. Faculty of reason. 9. Sun. 10. Fire. 11. Wind. 12. Son. 13. Self. 14. Effort.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 097-26]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. 1. A soul, आत्मानं रथिनं विद्धि शरीरं रथमेव तु (ātmānaṃ rathinaṃ viddhi śarīraṃ rathameva tu) Katho. ; 2. Brahman (n.) i.e. the supreme spirit, e.g. तस्माद्वा एतस्तमादात्मन आकाशः सम्भूतः (tasmādvā etastamādātmana ākāśaḥ sambhūtaḥ); 3. spirit, vitality, courage; 4. the body, स्थितः सर्वोन्नतेनोर्वीं क्रान्त्वा मेरुरिवात्मना (sthitaḥ sarvonnatenorvīṃ krāntvā merurivātmanā) R. i.14, or भर्तृषूपसखि निक्षिपतीनामात्मनो मधुमदोद्यामितानाम् (bhartṛṣūpasakhi nikṣipatīnāmātmano madhumadodyāmitānām) Kir. ix.66; 5. natural disposition; 6. understanding, तमात्मसम्पन्नमनिन्दितात्मा (tamātmasampannamaninditātmā) R. xviii.18 (where आत्मन् (ātman) is used in senses 5 and 6); 7. the mind, आत्मानमात्मना वेत्सि (ātmānamātmanā vetsi) K.S. ii.10; 8. the faculty of reason; 9. the sun; 10. the fire; 11. wind; 12. a son, e.g. आत्मा वै पुत्रनामासि (ātmā vai putranāmāsi); 13. the self; (used in this sense as a reflexive pronoun and in the singular number and masculine gender, even when it refers to two or more things, or to nouns in different genders, e.g. पुण्य श्रमदर्शनेन तावदात्मानं पुनीमहे (puṇya śramadarśanena tāvadātmānaṃ punīmahe) Sak. i., गुप्तं ददृशुरात्मानं सर्वाः स्वप्नेषु वामनैः (guptaṃ dadṛśurātmānaṃ sarvāḥ svapneṣu vāmanaiḥ) R. x.60, आत्मानं गोपायंति कुलस्त्रियः (ātmānaṃ gopāyaṃti kulastriyaḥ) Bh. where आत्मानम् (ātmānam) refers to a feminine noun in the plural), आत्मानं सततं रक्षेद्वारैरपि धनैरपि (ātmānaṃ satataṃ rakṣedvārairapi dhanairapi) Hit. i.; 14. effort. [ID=4917]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. 1. A soul, आत्मानं रथिनं विद्धि शरीरं रथमेव तु (ātmānaṃ rathinaṃ viddhi śarīraṃ rathameva tu) Katho. ; 2. Brahman (n.) i.e. the supreme spirit, e.g. तस्माद्वा एतस्तमादात्मन आकाशः सम्भूतः (tasmādvā etastamādātmana ākāśaḥ sambhūtaḥ); 3. spirit, vitality, courage; 4. the body, स्थितः सर्वोन्नतेनोर्वीं क्रान्त्वा मेरुरिवात्मना (sthitaḥ sarvonnatenorvīṃ krāntvā merurivātmanā) R. i.14, or भर्तृषूपसखि निक्षिपतीनामात्मनो मधुमदोद्यामितानाम् (bhartṛṣūpasakhi nikṣipatīnāmātmano madhumadodyāmitānām) Kir. ix.66; 5. natural disposition; 6. understanding, तमात्मसम्पन्नमनिन्दितात्मा (tamātmasampannamaninditātmā) R. xviii.18 (where आत्मन् (ātman) is used in senses 5 and 6); 7. the mind, आत्मानमात्मना वेत्सि (ātmānamātmanā vetsi) K.S. ii.10; 8. the faculty of reason; 9. the sun; 10. the fire; 11. wind; 12. a son, e.g. आत्मा वै पुत्रनामासि (ātmā vai putranāmāsi); 13. the self; (used in this sense as a reflexive pronoun and in the singular number and masculine gender, even when it refers to two or more things, or to nouns in different genders, e.g. पुण्य श्रमदर्शनेन तावदात्मानं पुनीमहे (puṇya śramadarśanena tāvadātmānaṃ punīmahe) Sak. i., गुप्तं ददृशुरात्मानं सर्वाः स्वप्नेषु वामनैः (guptaṃ dadṛśurātmānaṃ sarvāḥ svapneṣu vāmanaiḥ) R. x.60, आत्मानं गोपायंति कुलस्त्रियः (ātmānaṃ gopāyaṃti kulastriyaḥ) Bh. where आत्मानम् (ātmānam) refers to a feminine noun in the plural), आत्मानं सततं रक्षेद्वारैरपि धनैरपि (ātmānaṃ satataṃ rakṣedvārairapi dhanairapi) Hit. i.; 14. effort. [ID=4917]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The soul.
2. Natural temperament or disposition.
3. Brahma, the supreme deity and soul of the universe.
4. Life and spirit.
5. Body.
6. Care and effort.
7. Firmness.
8. The understanding and intellect.
9. The mind or faculty of reason.
10. The sun.
11. Fire.
12. Wind.
13. A son.
14. The self.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 090-a]
आत्मन् (ātman)
आत्मन् (ātman)
m. (-त्मा (-tmā))
1. The soul.
2. The natural temperament or disposition. 3. BRAHM, the supreme deity and soul of the universe, or more usually in this sense परमात्मा (paramātmā).
4. Life, spirit, the vivifying soul in opposition to the sentient; commonly also जीवात्मा (jīvātmā).
5. Body.
6. Care, effort, pains.
7. Firmness.
8. The understanding, the intellect. 9. The mind or faculty of reason.
10. The sun.
11. Fire.
12. Wind, air.
13. A son.
14. The self, the abstract individual.
E. आङ्, अत (āṅ, ata) to go, मनिन् (manin) Unādi aff.
[ID=5260]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Breath. 2. The soul. 3. One's own self. 4. Self or own, used as a reflective pronoun. 5. The body. 6. Intellect or understanding. 7. The soul of the universe.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0074-b]
आत्मन् (ātman) ātman, i. e. probably *avā
आत्मन् (ātman) ātman, i. e. probably *avā
(= vā) + tman (cf. ἀϋτμήν, ἀϋτμή, ἀτμή, ἀτμός)
), m. 1. Breath. 2. The soul.
Bhāṣāp. 97. 3. One's own self, Man.
4, 254. 4. Self, own; used, but only in
the sing., as reflective pronoun of all
the three persons, e. g. darśayātmānam,
Show thyself, Nal. 11, 8. gopāyanti ku-
lastriyaḥ ātmānam ātmanā, Virtuous
wives protect themselves by means of
themselves, Nal. 18, 8. 5. The instr.
sing. compounded with following ordinal
numbers denotes one's self as making
up the number, e. g. ātmanā-saptama,
Himself as the seventh, i. e. he with six.
6. The body. 7. Intellect, understand-
ing. 8. The soul of the universe,
Vedāntas. in Chr. 202, 4. 9. The ini-
tial ā when preceded by e or o is some-
times in vedic and epic writings irre-
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gularly dropped, e. g. Draup. 5, 9. —
Comp. I. When latter part it denotes
often, 1. nature, mind, e. g. Kṛta-, adj.
whose mind is improved, Pañc. ii. d.
15. A-kṛta-, adj. whose mind is not
improved, Man. 6, 73. Jita-, adj. one
who has subdued his mind, who re-
strains himself, Pañc. 131, 19. A-jita-,
adj. one who has not subdued his mind,
Man. 7, 34. Prāta-, adj. with an
affectionate mind, Man. 1, 60. Śānta-
(vb. śam), adj. with a tranquil mind,
Man. 1, 52. 2. natural disposition, e. g.
karmātman, i. e. karman-, adj. having
a natural disposition for action, Man.
2, 53. Kāma-, adj. voluptuous, Man.
7, 27. Cala-, adj. unsteady, Rām. 4,
55, 7. Dharma-, adj. just, Rām. 1, 1,
29. Pāpa-, adj. wicked, Pañc. 37, 19.
Mahā-, adj. magnanimous, Pañc. ii.
d. 153. Sūtra-, m. having the nature
of a thread, Vedāntas. in Chr. 208, 3.
3. Antar-, m. the soul, Rājat. 5, 194.
Kevata-, m. being the absolute unity,
Kumāras. 2, 4. Catur-, adj. having
four faces, Rājat. 5, 25. Chāyā-, m. an
image, Megh. 41. Jagat-, m. the soul
of the world, Rām. 6, 82, 153. Jīva-,
m. the individual soul, Bhāg. P. 6, 16,
2. Datta-, (vb. dā), adj. one who has
given himself (as a son to another),
Yājñ. 2, 131. Dvādaśātman-, i. e. dvā-
daśan-, adj. appearing in twelve forms,
MBh. 3, 156. Parama-, m. the uni-
versal soul. Bhāvita- (vb. bhū), adj.
1. intent upon. 2. having obtained
(the union with) the universal soul,
Pañc. iii. d. 63. Bhūta-, m. 1. the
elementary or vital principle. 2. the
body. 3. Brahman. 4. Śiva. 5. war.
Manda-, adj. dull, foolish. Viśva-, m.
the soul of the universe, a name of
Viṣṇu. — Cf. O.H.G. atum, A.S.
acdhm, and see above.
[ID=1471]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Breath, life, spirit, or soul. 2. The supreme spirit or universal soul. 3. Nature or character. 4. Oneself.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 060]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. breath, life, spirit, soul; the supreme spirit or all-soul; nature, character; self, one's self (as refl. pron.). Often °— one's own; —° = आत्मक (ātmaka). Instr. w. an ordin. number v. seq. [ID=4150]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. breath, life, spirit, soul; the supreme spirit or all-soul; nature, character; self, one's self (as refl. pron.). Often °— one's own; —° = आत्मक (ātmaka). Instr. w. an ordin. number v. seq. [ID=4150]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Breath. 2. Soul or spirit. 3. Self or reflexive pronoun. 4. Nature or character. 5. The supreme soul of the universe.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 125-a]
ātmán, m.
—1. breath;
—2. spirit; soul (cf. 848N.), as principle of life and feeling;
—3. self; very often so used as a simple reflexive pron. [514]; e. g., myself, 3616; thyself, 2615; himself, 419; in genitive: his, 1716; her, 465; one's own, 2118, 5822;
—4. nature, character, peculiarity; esp. at end of cpds, see ātmaka;
—5. the soul κατ᾽ ἐξοχήν, the soul of the universe, 668. [cf. ἀϋτμήν, ‘breath’; ἀτμός, ‘vapor’; AS. ǣþm, ǣðm, ‘breath’: for mg, cf. πνεῦμα and Lat. anima, ‘breath, spirit.’] [ID=598]
ātmán, m.
—1. breath;
—2. spirit; soul (cf. 848N.), as principle of life and feeling;
—3. self; very often so used as a simple reflexive pron. [514]; e. g., myself, 3616; thyself, 2615; himself, 419; in genitive: his, 1716; her, 465; one's own, 2118, 5822;
—4. nature, character, peculiarity; esp. at end of cpds, see ātmaka;
—5. the soul κατ᾽ ἐξοχήν, the soul of the universe, 668. [cf. ἀϋτμήν, ‘breath’; ἀτμός, ‘vapor’; AS. ǣþm, ǣðm, ‘breath’: for mg, cf. πνεῦμα and Lat. anima, ‘breath, spirit.’] [ID=598]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
1. The breath or soul.
2. The principle of life and sensation.
3. The individual soul or self.
4. One's self, used as a reflexive pronoun.
5. Natural temperament or disposition.
6. Essence, nature, character, or peculiarity.
7. The whole body or person.
8. The understanding, intellect, mind, or faculty of thought.
9. The highest personal principle of life, Brahma, or the supreme deity and soul of the universe.
10. Care, effort, or firmness.
11. The sun.
12. Fire.
13. Wind or air.
14. A son.
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आत्मन् (ātman) ātman, ā, m. (fr. rt. an, to breathe, or at, to go; or, according to some, fr. rt. ah and connected with aham, I; or, according to others, a contraction of avatman fr. rt. av = vā; but the ex- istence of the old Vedic form tman makes all these etymologies doubtful); the breath, soul, the principle of life and sensation, the individual soul, the self, the abstract individual (e. g. ātman Ved. loc. dhatte, ‘he places in himself, he makes his own;’ ātmanā vi-yuj, ‘to lose one's life;’ ātmanā saptamas, ‘made the seventh by one's self,’ i. e. ‘being one's self the seventh with six others’); self, one's self, used as a reflexive pronoun for all three persons (e. g. ātmā- naṃ sā hanti, ‘she strikes herself’); and used in the singular even when it refers to a dual or plural (e. g. putram ātmanaḥ spṛṣṭvā nipetatuḥ, ‘they two having touched their son fell down’); the natural tem- perament or disposition; essence, nature, character, peculiarity; the person or whole body considered as one and opposed to the separate members of the body; the body; the understanding, intellect, the mind, the faculty of thought or reason, the thinking faculty; the highest personal principle of life, Brahma, the supreme deity and soul of the universe (but para- mātman is more usual in this latter sense); care, effort, pains; firmness; the sun; fire; wind; air; a son; [cf. Goth. ahma; Old Germ. ātum, Them. ātuma; Angl. Sax. œdhm; Mod. Germ. Athem, Odem; Hib. adhm, ‘knowledge,’ and adhma, ‘knowing;’ Gr. ἀϋτμήν, ἀϋτμή (?); ἀτμός, ἀτμή (?): cf. also rt. ἄω &c. = rt. vā.] —Ātma is used at the end of
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some compounds for ātman; e. g. pratyayātma, as, ā, am, whose natural disposition is confidence. —Ātma-karman, a, n. one's own act. —Ātma- kāma, as, ā, am, loving one's self, possessed of self-conceit; loving Brahma, the supreme spirit. —Ātma-kāmeya, ās, m. pl., N. of a people. —Ātma- kāmeyaka, as, ā, am, inhabited by the Ātmakāme- yas. —Ātma-kārya, am, n. one's own business, pri- vate affairs. —Ātma-kṛta, as, ā, am, self-executed, done of one's self; done against one's self. —Ātma- gatam, ind. lit. ‘gone to one's self,’ aside (used in theatrical language, like the English ‘aside,’ to denote that the words which follow are supposed to be spoken privately, as if to the speaker's self and not in the hearing of any one but the audience). —Ātma- gati, is, f. course of the soul's existence, life of the spirit; one's own course. —Ātma-gatyā, ind. by one's own act (without the intervention of another). —Ātma-guptā, f., N. of the plant Mucuna Pruritus Hook.; (according to others) Cowach or Cowhage. —Ātma-gupti, is, f. a cave, the hiding-place of an animal. —Ātma-grāhin, ī, iṇī, i, selfish, greedy, taking care of one's self, appropriating, taking for one's self. —Ātma-ghāta, as, m. suicide; heresy, schism. —Ātma-ghātin, ī, inī, i, a suicide, a here- tic, a schismatic, one who disregards moral or religious institutions. —Ātma-ghoṣa, as, m. a crow; a cock (‘one who calls out to himself’). —Ātma-ja, as, m. a son; (ā), f. a daughter; a descendant; the reason- ing faculty, understanding. —Ātma-janman, a, n. the birth of one's self, i. e. the birth of a son; (ā), m. a son. —Ātma-jaya, as, m. one's own victory; victory over one's self. —Ātma-jña, as, m. a sage, one who knows his own nature and that of spirit, self- knowing. —Ātma-jñāna, am, n. knowledge of the soul or supreme spirit, spiritual knowledge, philoso- phical knowledge of the spiritual principle in creation; self-knowledge, true wisdom. —Ātma-tattva, am, n. the true nature of the soul or of the supreme spirit. —Ātmatattva-jña, as, m. a sage versed in the Ve- dānta doctrines. —Ātma-tā, f. or ātma-tva, am, n. identity with self, spirituality. —Ātma-tyāga, as, m. self-sacrifice, giving up one's own life, suicide. —Āt- ma-tyāgin, ī, m. one who gives up his own life, a suicide; a heretic, an unbeliever. —Ātma-trāṇa, am, n. self-preservation, a body-guard. —Ātma-darśa, as, m. ‘self-shower,’ a mirror. —Ātma-darśana, am, n. seeing one's self; knowledge of man's real nature, spiritual knowledge. —Ātma-dā, ās, ās, am, Ved. granting personal existence or life. —Ātma-dāna, am, n. gift of self, self-sacrifice, resignation. —Ātma- dūṣi, is, is, i, Ved. corrupting the soul, soul-destroy- ing. —Ātma-devatā, f. a tutelary deity. —Ātma- drohin, ī, iṇī, i, self-tormenting, fretful, miserable. —Ātma-nitya, as, ā, am, constantly in the heart, greatly endeared to one's self. —Ātma-nindā, f. self-reproach. —Ātma-nivedana, am, n. offering one's self as a living sacrifice to the deity. —Ātman- vat, ān, atī, at, Ved. having a soul, animated, alive, personal. —Ātman-vin, ī, inī, i, Ved. animated, having a soul. —Ātma-parājita, as, ā, am, Ved. one who has lost himself. —Ātma-parityāga, as, m. self-sacrifice. —Ātma-prabodha, as, m. cognition of soul or supreme spirit; title of an Upaniṣad. —Ātma-prabha, as, ā, am, shining by one's own light. self-illuminated. —Ātma-pravāda, as, m. con- versation about the soul or supreme spirit; N. of the seventh of the fourteen Pūrvas or most ancient sacred writings of the Jainas. —Ātma-praśaṃsā, f. self- applause. —Ātma-prīti, is, f. self-enjoyment, self- indulgence. —Ātma-badha, see ātma-vadha. —Ātma-bandhu, us, m. one's own kinsman, a first cousin or father's sister's son, mother's brother's son, mother's sister's son. —Ātma-buddhi, is, f. self- knowledge. —Ātma-bodha, as, m. knowledge of soul or supreme spirit; self-knowledge; N. of a work of Śaṅkarācārya; N. of one of the Upaniṣads of the Atharva-veda; (as, ā, am), possessed of a knowledge of soul or the supreme spirit. —Ātma-bhava, as, m. becoming or existing of one's self; (as, ā, am), produced in one's self, caused by one's self. —Ātma-
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bhāva, as, m. existence of the soul; the self, proper or peculiar nature; the body. —Ātma-bhū, ūs, m. self-born, self-existent; an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Kāmadeva, the god of love. —Ātma-bhūta, as, ā, am, self-produced, become one's self, own, peculiar, belonging to; attached to, faithful. —Ātma- bhūya, am, n. peculiarity, own nature. —Ātma-maya, as, ī, am, spiritual. —Ātma-mātrā, f. a particle of the supreme spirit. —Ātma-mānin, ī, inī, i, self- honouring, self-respecting, decorous, respectable. —Āt- ma-mūla, as, ā, am, self-existent; (ī), f., the plant Alhagi Maurorum (‘striking root in self’). —Ātmam- bhari, is, is, i, self-nourishing, one who takes care only of his own person, selfish, greedy. —Ātma-yājin, ī, inī, i, sacrificing for one's self; one who sacrifices himself; (ī), m. a wise or learned man, one who studies his own nature and that of the soul. —Ātma-yoni, is, m. one whose birth-place is self; an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Kāmadeva, the god of love. —Ātma-rakṣā, f. the plant Cucumis Colocynthis or Trichosanthes Bracteata (a creeper with a poisonous fruit). —Ātma-rāma-yogendra (°ga-in°), as, m., N. of a man. —Ātma-loman, a, n. the hair of the body; the beard. —Ātma-vañcaka, as, ā, am, self- deceiver. —Ātma-vañcanā, f. self-delusion. —Ātma- vat, ān, atī, at, self-possessed, composed, prudent; knowing spirit; (t), ind. like one's self. —Ātma- vat-tā, f. self-possession, self-regard, prudence; self- resemblance, proportion, analogy. —Ātma-vadha, as, m. or ātma-vadhyā, f. suicide. —Ātma-vaśa, as, m. subjection of the mind, self-control, self-govern- ment; (as, ā, am), depending on one's own will. —Ātma-vikraya, as, m. sale of one's self, sale of one's liberty. —Ātma-vid, t, m. a wise man, a sage, one who knows the nature of the soul or spirit; a sensible man, one who knows himself; a N. of Śiva. —Ātma-vidyā, f. knowledge of soul or the supreme spirit; spiritual knowledge. —Ātma-vivṛddhi or ātma-vṛddhi, is, f. self-advantage. —Ātma-vīra, as, ā, am, existent, sentient; appropriate, good for one's self, suitable as diet &c. (as), m. a mighty man; a son; a wife's brother; the jester or Vidū- shaka in a play. —Ātma-vṛttānta, as, m. one's own story, account of one's self, autobiography. —Ātma- vṛtti, is, f. one's own circumstances; practising one's own duties or occupation. —Ātma-śakti, is, f. inhe- rent or own power or effort. —Ātma-śalyā, f. the plant Asparagus Racemosus Willd. —Ātma-śuddhi, is, f. self-purification. —Ātma-ślāghā, f. self-praise, boasting. —Ātma-saṃyama, as, m. self-restraint, stoicism. —Ātma-sad, t, t, t, Ved. dwelling in self. —Ātma-sani, is, is, i, Ved. granting the breath of life. —Ātma-sandeha, as, m. internal doubt, personal risk. —Ātma-sambhava, as, m. a son; (ā), f. a daughter. —Ātma-sāt, ind. one's own; (used in con- nection with rt. kṛ, see ātmasāt-kṛ next col.) —Āt- ma-siddhi, is, f. personal aggrandizement, self-ad- vantage. —Ātma-sukha, as, m., N. of a man. —Āt- ma-stuti, is, f. self-praise. —Ātma-hatyā, f. self- destruction, suicide. —Ātma-han, ā, m. one who kills his soul, or does not concern himself about the welfare of his soul; a heretic, an unbeliever; a self- murderer, a suicide; a priest in a temple, a servant or attendant upon an idol; (the priest subsisting by appropriating to himself offerings to deities, for which future punishment is assigned.) —Ātma-hanana, am, n. suicide. —Ātma-hita, as, ā, am, beneficial to one's self; (am), n. one's own profit or advantage. —Ātmā- diṣṭa (°ma-ād°), as, ā, am, self-counselled; (as), m. a treaty dictated by the party wishing it himself. —Ātmādhīna (°ma-adh°), as, ā, am, depending on self, independent; sentient, existent; (as), m. a son; a wife's brother; the jester or Vidūṣaka in a play, see ātmanīna and ātma-vīra. —Ātmāparādha (°ma-ap°), as, m. own offence, personal transgression. —Ātmāpahāraka (°ma-ap°), as, m. an impostor, one who pretends to belong to a higher class than his own. —Ātmābhilāṣa (°ma-abh°), as, m. the soul's desire. —Ātmārtha (°ma-ar°), as, ā, am, for one's own sake, for the sake of one's self. —Ātmāśin (°ma-āś°), ī, m. a fish, supposed to eat its young.
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—Ātmāśraya (°ma-āś°), as, m. self-dependance; innate idea, abstract knowledge which is independant of the thing to be known. —Ātmeśvara (°ma-īś°), as, m. master of one's self, self-possessed; God. —Āt- modaya (°ma-ud°), as, m. self-advantage or elevation. —Ātmodbhava (°ma-ud°), as, ā, am, born or pro- duced from one's self; (as), m. a son; (ā), f. a daughter; N. of the plant Glycine Debilis Roxb. —Ātmopajīvin (°ma-up°), ī, inī, i, one who lives by his own labour; one who lives by his wife; a public performer, actor, singer, dancer, &c. a day- labourer. —Ātmopaniṣad (°ma-up°), t, f. title of an Upaniṣad which treats of the supreme spirit. —Ātmopama (°ma-up°), as, ā, am, like one's self. —Ātmaupamya (°ma-aup°), am, n. likeness to self, analogy to one's own self. [ID=8362]
आत्मन् (ātman) ātman, ā, m. (fr. rt. an, to breathe, or at, to go; or, according to some, fr. rt. ah and connected with aham, I; or, according to others, a contraction of avatman fr. rt. av = vā; but the ex- istence of the old Vedic form tman makes all these etymologies doubtful); the breath, soul, the principle of life and sensation, the individual soul, the self, the abstract individual (e. g. ātman Ved. loc. dhatte, ‘he places in himself, he makes his own;’ ātmanā vi-yuj, ‘to lose one's life;’ ātmanā saptamas, ‘made the seventh by one's self,’ i. e. ‘being one's self the seventh with six others’); self, one's self, used as a reflexive pronoun for all three persons (e. g. ātmā- naṃ sā hanti, ‘she strikes herself’); and used in the singular even when it refers to a dual or plural (e. g. putram ātmanaḥ spṛṣṭvā nipetatuḥ, ‘they two having touched their son fell down’); the natural tem- perament or disposition; essence, nature, character, peculiarity; the person or whole body considered as one and opposed to the separate members of the body; the body; the understanding, intellect, the mind, the faculty of thought or reason, the thinking faculty; the highest personal principle of life, Brahma, the supreme deity and soul of the universe (but para- mātman is more usual in this latter sense); care, effort, pains; firmness; the sun; fire; wind; air; a son; [cf. Goth. ahma; Old Germ. ātum, Them. ātuma; Angl. Sax. œdhm; Mod. Germ. Athem, Odem; Hib. adhm, ‘knowledge,’ and adhma, ‘knowing;’ Gr. ἀϋτμήν, ἀϋτμή (?); ἀτμός, ἀτμή (?): cf. also rt. ἄω &c. = rt. vā.] —Ātma is used at the end of
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some compounds for ātman; e. g. pratyayātma, as, ā, am, whose natural disposition is confidence. —Ātma-karman, a, n. one's own act. —Ātma- kāma, as, ā, am, loving one's self, possessed of self-conceit; loving Brahma, the supreme spirit. —Ātma-kāmeya, ās, m. pl., N. of a people. —Ātma- kāmeyaka, as, ā, am, inhabited by the Ātmakāme- yas. —Ātma-kārya, am, n. one's own business, pri- vate affairs. —Ātma-kṛta, as, ā, am, self-executed, done of one's self; done against one's self. —Ātma- gatam, ind. lit. ‘gone to one's self,’ aside (used in theatrical language, like the English ‘aside,’ to denote that the words which follow are supposed to be spoken privately, as if to the speaker's self and not in the hearing of any one but the audience). —Ātma- gati, is, f. course of the soul's existence, life of the spirit; one's own course. —Ātma-gatyā, ind. by one's own act (without the intervention of another). —Ātma-guptā, f., N. of the plant Mucuna Pruritus Hook.; (according to others) Cowach or Cowhage. —Ātma-gupti, is, f. a cave, the hiding-place of an animal. —Ātma-grāhin, ī, iṇī, i, selfish, greedy, taking care of one's self, appropriating, taking for one's self. —Ātma-ghāta, as, m. suicide; heresy, schism. —Ātma-ghātin, ī, inī, i, a suicide, a here- tic, a schismatic, one who disregards moral or religious institutions. —Ātma-ghoṣa, as, m. a crow; a cock (‘one who calls out to himself’). —Ātma-ja, as, m. a son; (ā), f. a daughter; a descendant; the reason- ing faculty, understanding. —Ātma-janman, a, n. the birth of one's self, i. e. the birth of a son; (ā), m. a son. —Ātma-jaya, as, m. one's own victory; victory over one's self. —Ātma-jña, as, m. a sage, one who knows his own nature and that of spirit, self- knowing. —Ātma-jñāna, am, n. knowledge of the soul or supreme spirit, spiritual knowledge, philoso- phical knowledge of the spiritual principle in creation; self-knowledge, true wisdom. —Ātma-tattva, am, n. the true nature of the soul or of the supreme spirit. —Ātmatattva-jña, as, m. a sage versed in the Ve- dānta doctrines. —Ātma-tā, f. or ātma-tva, am, n. identity with self, spirituality. —Ātma-tyāga, as, m. self-sacrifice, giving up one's own life, suicide. —Āt- ma-tyāgin, ī, m. one who gives up his own life, a suicide; a heretic, an unbeliever. —Ātma-trāṇa, am, n. self-preservation, a body-guard. —Ātma-darśa, as, m. ‘self-shower,’ a mirror. —Ātma-darśana, am, n. seeing one's self; knowledge of man's real nature, spiritual knowledge. —Ātma-dā, ās, ās, am, Ved. granting personal existence or life. —Ātma-dāna, am, n. gift of self, self-sacrifice, resignation. —Ātma- dūṣi, is, is, i, Ved. corrupting the soul, soul-destroy- ing. —Ātma-devatā, f. a tutelary deity. —Ātma- drohin, ī, iṇī, i, self-tormenting, fretful, miserable. —Ātma-nitya, as, ā, am, constantly in the heart, greatly endeared to one's self. —Ātma-nindā, f. self-reproach. —Ātma-nivedana, am, n. offering one's self as a living sacrifice to the deity. —Ātman- vat, ān, atī, at, Ved. having a soul, animated, alive, personal. —Ātman-vin, ī, inī, i, Ved. animated, having a soul. —Ātma-parājita, as, ā, am, Ved. one who has lost himself. —Ātma-parityāga, as, m. self-sacrifice. —Ātma-prabodha, as, m. cognition of soul or supreme spirit; title of an Upaniṣad. —Ātma-prabha, as, ā, am, shining by one's own light. self-illuminated. —Ātma-pravāda, as, m. con- versation about the soul or supreme spirit; N. of the seventh of the fourteen Pūrvas or most ancient sacred writings of the Jainas. —Ātma-praśaṃsā, f. self- applause. —Ātma-prīti, is, f. self-enjoyment, self- indulgence. —Ātma-badha, see ātma-vadha. —Ātma-bandhu, us, m. one's own kinsman, a first cousin or father's sister's son, mother's brother's son, mother's sister's son. —Ātma-buddhi, is, f. self- knowledge. —Ātma-bodha, as, m. knowledge of soul or supreme spirit; self-knowledge; N. of a work of Śaṅkarācārya; N. of one of the Upaniṣads of the Atharva-veda; (as, ā, am), possessed of a knowledge of soul or the supreme spirit. —Ātma-bhava, as, m. becoming or existing of one's self; (as, ā, am), produced in one's self, caused by one's self. —Ātma-
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bhāva, as, m. existence of the soul; the self, proper or peculiar nature; the body. —Ātma-bhū, ūs, m. self-born, self-existent; an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Kāmadeva, the god of love. —Ātma-bhūta, as, ā, am, self-produced, become one's self, own, peculiar, belonging to; attached to, faithful. —Ātma- bhūya, am, n. peculiarity, own nature. —Ātma-maya, as, ī, am, spiritual. —Ātma-mātrā, f. a particle of the supreme spirit. —Ātma-mānin, ī, inī, i, self- honouring, self-respecting, decorous, respectable. —Āt- ma-mūla, as, ā, am, self-existent; (ī), f., the plant Alhagi Maurorum (‘striking root in self’). —Ātmam- bhari, is, is, i, self-nourishing, one who takes care only of his own person, selfish, greedy. —Ātma-yājin, ī, inī, i, sacrificing for one's self; one who sacrifices himself; (ī), m. a wise or learned man, one who studies his own nature and that of the soul. —Ātma-yoni, is, m. one whose birth-place is self; an epithet of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Kāmadeva, the god of love. —Ātma-rakṣā, f. the plant Cucumis Colocynthis or Trichosanthes Bracteata (a creeper with a poisonous fruit). —Ātma-rāma-yogendra (°ga-in°), as, m., N. of a man. —Ātma-loman, a, n. the hair of the body; the beard. —Ātma-vañcaka, as, ā, am, self- deceiver. —Ātma-vañcanā, f. self-delusion. —Ātma- vat, ān, atī, at, self-possessed, composed, prudent; knowing spirit; (t), ind. like one's self. —Ātma- vat-tā, f. self-possession, self-regard, prudence; self- resemblance, proportion, analogy. —Ātma-vadha, as, m. or ātma-vadhyā, f. suicide. —Ātma-vaśa, as, m. subjection of the mind, self-control, self-govern- ment; (as, ā, am), depending on one's own will. —Ātma-vikraya, as, m. sale of one's self, sale of one's liberty. —Ātma-vid, t, m. a wise man, a sage, one who knows the nature of the soul or spirit; a sensible man, one who knows himself; a N. of Śiva. —Ātma-vidyā, f. knowledge of soul or the supreme spirit; spiritual knowledge. —Ātma-vivṛddhi or ātma-vṛddhi, is, f. self-advantage. —Ātma-vīra, as, ā, am, existent, sentient; appropriate, good for one's self, suitable as diet &c. (as), m. a mighty man; a son; a wife's brother; the jester or Vidū- shaka in a play. —Ātma-vṛttānta, as, m. one's own story, account of one's self, autobiography. —Ātma- vṛtti, is, f. one's own circumstances; practising one's own duties or occupation. —Ātma-śakti, is, f. inhe- rent or own power or effort. —Ātma-śalyā, f. the plant Asparagus Racemosus Willd. —Ātma-śuddhi, is, f. self-purification. —Ātma-ślāghā, f. self-praise, boasting. —Ātma-saṃyama, as, m. self-restraint, stoicism. —Ātma-sad, t, t, t, Ved. dwelling in self. —Ātma-sani, is, is, i, Ved. granting the breath of life. —Ātma-sandeha, as, m. internal doubt, personal risk. —Ātma-sambhava, as, m. a son; (ā), f. a daughter. —Ātma-sāt, ind. one's own; (used in con- nection with rt. kṛ, see ātmasāt-kṛ next col.) —Āt- ma-siddhi, is, f. personal aggrandizement, self-ad- vantage. —Ātma-sukha, as, m., N. of a man. —Āt- ma-stuti, is, f. self-praise. —Ātma-hatyā, f. self- destruction, suicide. —Ātma-han, ā, m. one who kills his soul, or does not concern himself about the welfare of his soul; a heretic, an unbeliever; a self- murderer, a suicide; a priest in a temple, a servant or attendant upon an idol; (the priest subsisting by appropriating to himself offerings to deities, for which future punishment is assigned.) —Ātma-hanana, am, n. suicide. —Ātma-hita, as, ā, am, beneficial to one's self; (am), n. one's own profit or advantage. —Ātmā- diṣṭa (°ma-ād°), as, ā, am, self-counselled; (as), m. a treaty dictated by the party wishing it himself. —Ātmādhīna (°ma-adh°), as, ā, am, depending on self, independent; sentient, existent; (as), m. a son; a wife's brother; the jester or Vidūṣaka in a play, see ātmanīna and ātma-vīra. —Ātmāparādha (°ma-ap°), as, m. own offence, personal transgression. —Ātmāpahāraka (°ma-ap°), as, m. an impostor, one who pretends to belong to a higher class than his own. —Ātmābhilāṣa (°ma-abh°), as, m. the soul's desire. —Ātmārtha (°ma-ar°), as, ā, am, for one's own sake, for the sake of one's self. —Ātmāśin (°ma-āś°), ī, m. a fish, supposed to eat its young.
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—Ātmāśraya (°ma-āś°), as, m. self-dependance; innate idea, abstract knowledge which is independant of the thing to be known. —Ātmeśvara (°ma-īś°), as, m. master of one's self, self-possessed; God. —Āt- modaya (°ma-ud°), as, m. self-advantage or elevation. —Ātmodbhava (°ma-ud°), as, ā, am, born or pro- duced from one's self; (as), m. a son; (ā), f. a daughter; N. of the plant Glycine Debilis Roxb. —Ātmopajīvin (°ma-up°), ī, inī, i, one who lives by his own labour; one who lives by his wife; a public performer, actor, singer, dancer, &c. a day- labourer. —Ātmopaniṣad (°ma-up°), t, f. title of an Upaniṣad which treats of the supreme spirit. —Ātmopama (°ma-up°), as, ā, am, like one's self. —Ātmaupamya (°ma-aup°), am, n. likeness to self, analogy to one's own self. [ID=8362]
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Figurative Uses & Specific Named Entities
7 definitions
a fish supposed to feed on its young or on the weakest of its species
— आशिन् (āśin) m. a fish supposed to feed on its young, or on the weakest of its species; cf. मत्स्या इव जना नित्यं (matsyā iva janā nityaṃ) भक्षयंतिपरस्परं । (bhakṣayaṃtiparasparaṃ .) Rām.
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a cave or animal lair
— गुप्तिः (guptiḥ) f. a cave, the hiding place of an animal, lair.
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1. A cock. 2. A crow.
— घषः (ghaṣaḥ)
1 a cock (calling out to himself).
2 a crow.
1 a cock (calling out to himself).
2 a crow.
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a mirror
— दर्शः (darśaḥ) a mirror; प्रसादमात्मीयमिवात्मदर्शः (darśaḥ) (prasādamātmīyamivātmadarśaḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 7. 68.
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a tutelary deity
— देवता (devatā) a tutelary deity.
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a plant
— मूली (mūlī) N. of a plant (दुरालभा (durālabhā)).
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shatavari
— शल्या (śalyā) N. of a plant (शतावरी (śatāvarī)).
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Breath, Life Principle, Vitality, Existence
6 definitions
the breath
(H1) [Printed book page 135,1]
आत्मन् (tman) (ātman) m. (variously derived fr. अन् (an), to breathe; अत् (at), to move; वा (vā), to blow; cf. त्मन् (tman)) the breath, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ID=23455]
आत्मन् (tman) (ātman) m. (variously derived fr. अन् (an), to breathe; अत् (at), to move; वा (vā), to blow; cf. त्मन् (tman)) the breath, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ID=23455]
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the soul, principle of life and sensation
the soul, principle of life and sensation, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) &c. [ID=23456]
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The soul, breath, or principle of life and sensation
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
1 The soul, the individual soul, the breath, the principle of life and sensation; किमात्मना यो न जितेंद्रियो भवेत् (kimātmanā yo na jiteṃdriyo bhavet) Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 1 ; आत्मानं रथिनं विद्धि शरीरं रथमेव (ātmānaṃ rathinaṃ viddhi śarīraṃ rathameva) तु (tu) Kaṭh. (In Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 4. 87 आत्मन् (ātman) is compared to a river).
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
1 The soul, the individual soul, the breath, the principle of life and sensation; किमात्मना यो न जितेंद्रियो भवेत् (kimātmanā yo na jiteṃdriyo bhavet) Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 1 ; आत्मानं रथिनं विद्धि शरीरं रथमेव (ātmānaṃ rathinaṃ viddhi śarīraṃ rathameva) तु (tu) Kaṭh. (In Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 4. 87 आत्मन् (ātman) is compared to a river).
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Spirit, vitality, courage
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
11 Spirit, vitality, courage.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
11 Spirit, vitality, courage.
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granting existence or life
— दा (dā) a. Ved. granting one's existence or life.
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granting the breath of life
— सनि (sani) a. Ved. granting the breath of life.
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Essence, Nature, Intrinsic Character, Disposition
6 definitions
essence, nature, character, peculiarity
essence, nature, character, peculiarity (often ifc., e.g. कर्मा (karmā)त्मन् (tman), &c.), Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 97, 11, &c. [ID=23463]
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Essence or nature
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
4 Essence, nature; काव्यस्यात्मा ध्वनिः (kāvyasyātmā dhvaniḥ) S. D., see आत्मक (ātmaka) below.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
4 Essence, nature; काव्यस्यात्मा ध्वनिः (kāvyasyātmā dhvaniḥ) S. D., see आत्मक (ātmaka) below.
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Character, peculiarity
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
5 Character, peculiarity.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
5 Character, peculiarity.
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The natural temperament or disposition.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
6 The natural temperament or disposition.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
6 The natural temperament or disposition.
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1. Existence of the soul. 2. Peculiar nature. 3. The body.
— भावः (bhāvaḥ)
1 existence of the soul.
2 the self proper, peculiar nature.
3 the body.
1 existence of the soul.
2 the self proper, peculiar nature.
3 the body.
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1. Peculiarity or own nature. 2. Brahma.
— भूयं (bhūyaṃ)
1 peculiarity, own nature.
2 Brahma.
1 peculiarity, own nature.
2 Brahma.
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Intellect, Mind, Understanding, Cognitive Faculties
5 definitions
the understanding, intellect, or mind
(ifc.) ‘the understanding, intellect, mind’, see नष्टा (naṣṭā)त्मन् (tman), मन्दा (mandā)° (°) [ID=23466]
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Mind, intellect
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
8 Mind, intellect; मंदात्मन्, नष्टात्मन् (maṃdātman, naṣṭātman), महात्मन् (mahātman) &c.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
8 Mind, intellect; मंदात्मन्, नष्टात्मन् (maṃdātman, naṣṭātman), महात्मन् (mahātman) &c.
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The understanding
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
9 The understanding; cf. आत्मसंपन्न, आत्मवत् (ātmasaṃpanna, ātmavat) &c.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
9 The understanding; cf. आत्मसंपन्न, आत्मवत् (ātmasaṃpanna, ātmavat) &c.
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The thinking faculty and the faculty of thought and reason
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
10 Thinking faculty, the faculty of thought and reason.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
10 Thinking faculty, the faculty of thought and reason.
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produced in one's mind
— गत (gata) a. produced in one's mind; °तो (°to) मनोरथः (manorathaḥ) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 1. (
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Natural Elements (Sun, Fire, Wind/Air)
5 definitions
the sun
the sun, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=23470]
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fire
fire, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=23471]
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The sun.
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
15 The sun.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
15 The sun.
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Fire
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
16 Fire.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
16 Fire.
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Wind, air
आत्मन् (tman) (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (tman) (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
17 Wind, air. आत्मन् (tman) (ātman) is used as the last member of comp. in the sense of ‘made or consisting of’;
(pb) see आत्मक (ātmaka). The form त्मन् (tman) is also found to be used; कृतार्थं मन्यते त्नानं (kṛtārthaṃ manyate tnānaṃ) Mb. [cf. Gr. atmos, aitmen]
आत्मन् (tman) (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
17 Wind, air. आत्मन् (tman) (ātman) is used as the last member of comp. in the sense of ‘made or consisting of’;
(pb) see आत्मक (ātmaka). The form त्मन् (tman) is also found to be used; कृतार्थं मन्यते त्नानं (kṛtārthaṃ manyate tnānaṃ) Mb. [cf. Gr. atmos, aitmen]
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Effort, Firmness, Power, Ability, Strength
4 definitions
effort
effort, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=23468]
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firmness
(= धृति (dhṛti)) firmness, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=23469]
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Care, effort, pain
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
14 Care, efforts, pain.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
14 Care, efforts, pain.
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1. One's own power, ability, or effort. 2. Illusion.
— शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) f. one's own power or ability, inherent power or effort; दैवं (daivaṃ) निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशत्तया (nihatya kuru pauruṣamātmaśattayā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1. 361 to the best of one's power.
2 illusion.
2 illusion.
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The Physical Body or Person
4 definitions
the person or whole body considered as one, as opposed to its separate members
the person or whole body considered as one and opposed to the separate members of the body, Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) ; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) [ID=23464]
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the body
the body, Raghuvaṃśa (Title) i, 14 ; Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad (Title) [ID=23465]
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The whole body
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
7 The person or whole body (considered as one and opposed to the separate members of it); स्थितः सर्वोन्नतेनोर्वी (sthitaḥ sarvonnatenorvī) क्रांत्वा मेरुरिवात्मना (krāṃtvā merurivātmanā) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 14 ; योस्यात्मनः कारयिता (yosyātmanaḥ kārayitā) Manusmṛti 12. 12 ; Kirātārjunīya 9. 66.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
7 The person or whole body (considered as one and opposed to the separate members of it); स्थितः सर्वोन्नतेनोर्वी (sthitaḥ sarvonnatenorvī) क्रांत्वा मेरुरिवात्मना (krāṃtvā merurivātmanā) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 14 ; योस्यात्मनः कारयिता (yosyātmanaḥ kārayitā) Manusmṛti 12. 12 ; Kirātārjunīya 9. 66.
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1. Body hair. 2. Beard.
— लोमन् (loman)
1 the hair of the body.
2 the beard.
1 the hair of the body.
2 the beard.
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The Self, Individual Soul, Reflexive Pronoun
4 definitions
the individual soul, self, or abstract individual
the individual soul, self, abstract individual [e.g. आत्मन् (ātman) (Ved. loc.) धत्ते (dhatte), or करोति (karoti), ‘he places in himself’, makes his own, Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) v ; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; आत्मना (ātmanā) अकरोत् (ātmanā akarot), ‘he did it himself’, Kādambarī (Title) ; आत्मना (ātmanā) वि- (ātmanā vi-)√युज् (√yuj), ‘to lose one's life’, Manu-smṛti (Title) vii, 46 ; आत्मन् (ātman) in the sg. is used as reflexive pronoun for all three persons and all three genders, e.g. आत्मानं सा हन्ति (ātmānaṃ sā hanti), ‘she strikes herself’; पुत्रम् आत्मनः स्पृष्ट्वा निपेततुः (putram ātmanaḥ spṛṣṭvā nipetatuḥ), ‘they two having touched their son fell down’, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) ii, 64, 28; see also below s.v. आत्मना (ātmanā)] [ID=23457]
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oneself
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
2 Self, oneself; in this sense mostly used reflexively for all three persons and in the singular number, masculine gender, whatever be the gender or number of the noun to which it refers; अनया चिंतयात्मापि मे न प्रतिभाति (anayā ciṃtayātmāpi me na pratibhāti) Ratnāvalī (Bombay) 1 ; आश्रमदर्शनेन आत्मानं पुनीमहे (āśramadarśanena ātmānaṃ punīmahe) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 1 ; गुप्तं ददृशुरात्मानं सर्वाः स्वप्तेषु वामनैः (guptaṃ dadṛśurātmānaṃ sarvāḥ svapteṣu vāmanaiḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 10. 60 , 4. 35 , 14. 57 ; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 6. 20 ; देवी (devī)… प्राप्तप्रसवमात्मानं गंगादेव्यां (… prāptaprasavamātmānaṃ gaṃgādevyāṃ) विमुंचति (vimuṃcati) Uttararāmacarita 7. 2 ; गोपायंति कुलस्त्रिय (gopāyaṃti kulastriya) आत्मानमात्मना (ātmānamātmanā) Mb.; Kādambarī (Bombay) 107 ; sometimes used in pl. also; Śiśupālavadha 17. 19 ; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 8.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
2 Self, oneself; in this sense mostly used reflexively for all three persons and in the singular number, masculine gender, whatever be the gender or number of the noun to which it refers; अनया चिंतयात्मापि मे न प्रतिभाति (anayā ciṃtayātmāpi me na pratibhāti) Ratnāvalī (Bombay) 1 ; आश्रमदर्शनेन आत्मानं पुनीमहे (āśramadarśanena ātmānaṃ punīmahe) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 1 ; गुप्तं ददृशुरात्मानं सर्वाः स्वप्तेषु वामनैः (guptaṃ dadṛśurātmānaṃ sarvāḥ svapteṣu vāmanaiḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 10. 60 , 4. 35 , 14. 57 ; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 6. 20 ; देवी (devī)… प्राप्तप्रसवमात्मानं गंगादेव्यां (… prāptaprasavamātmānaṃ gaṃgādevyāṃ) विमुंचति (vimuṃcati) Uttararāmacarita 7. 2 ; गोपायंति कुलस्त्रिय (gopāyaṃti kulastriya) आत्मानमात्मना (ātmānamātmanā) Mb.; Kādambarī (Bombay) 107 ; sometimes used in pl. also; Śiśupālavadha 17. 19 ; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 8.
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spoken privately or to oneself, often used as a stage direction in dramas
— तं (taṃ)) ind. aside (to oneself) being considered to be
(pb) spoken privately (opp. प्रकाशं (prakāśaṃ) aloud); frequently used as a stage-direction in dramas; it is the same as स्यगतं (taṃ) (syagataṃ) which is thus defined; अश्राव्यं खलु (aśrāvyaṃ khalu) पद्वस्तु तदिह स्यगतं (taṃ) (syagataṃ) मतं (taṃ) (padvastu tadiha syagataṃ mataṃ) Sāhityadarpaṇa 6.
(pb) spoken privately (opp. प्रकाशं (prakāśaṃ) aloud); frequently used as a stage-direction in dramas; it is the same as स्यगतं (taṃ) (syagataṃ) which is thus defined; अश्राव्यं खलु (aśrāvyaṃ khalu) पद्वस्तु तदिह स्यगतं (taṃ) (syagataṃ) मतं (taṃ) (padvastu tadiha syagataṃ mataṃ) Sāhityadarpaṇa 6.
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1. A kinsman. 2. The soul or self.
— बंधुः, -बांधवः (baṃdhuḥ, -bāṃdhavaḥ)
1 one's own kinsman; आत्ममातुः स्वमुः पुत्रा आत्मपितुः (ātmamātuḥ svamuḥ putrā ātmapituḥ) स्वसुः सुताः । आत्ममातुलपुत्राश्च विज्ञेया (svasuḥ sutāḥ . ātmamātulaputrāśca vijñeyā) ह्यात्मबांधवः (hyātmabāṃdhavaḥ) Śabdak., i. e. mother's sister's son, father's sister's son, and mother's brother's son.
2 the soul, the self.
1 one's own kinsman; आत्ममातुः स्वमुः पुत्रा आत्मपितुः (ātmamātuḥ svamuḥ putrā ātmapituḥ) स्वसुः सुताः । आत्ममातुलपुत्राश्च विज्ञेया (svasuḥ sutāḥ . ātmamātulaputrāśca vijñeyā) ह्यात्मबांधवः (hyātmabāṃdhavaḥ) Śabdak., i. e. mother's sister's son, father's sister's son, and mother's brother's son.
2 the soul, the self.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Etymological, Linguistic, or Specific Grammatical/Numerical Usage
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आत्मन् (ātman) [Old Germ. ātum; Angl.Sax. ædhm; Mod. Germ. Athem, Odem; Gk. ἀϋτμήν, ἀτμός (?).] [ID=23472.1]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Form, Image, Appearance
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Form or image
आत्मन् (ātman) [Printed book page 0233-c]
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
12 Form, image; आत्मानमाधाय (ātmānamādhāya) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 24 assuming his own form; 2. 61 ; संरोपितेप्यात्मनि (saṃropitepyātmani) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 6. 23 myself being implanted in her.
आत्मन् (ātman) m. [अत्-मनिण् (at-maniṇ) Uṇādisūtras 4. 152 said to be from अन् (an) to breathe also]
12 Form, image; आत्मानमाधाय (ātmānamādhāya) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 24 assuming his own form; 2. 61 ; संरोपितेप्यात्मनि (saṃropitepyātmani) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 6. 23 myself being implanted in her.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.