आत्मन्
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *ētmen-. Cognates include Old High German ātum (“breath”) (whence German Atem), Tocharian A āñcäm (from a related root).
Noun[edit]
आत्मन् • (ātman) m
- breath (RV.)
- soul, life (RV., AV., etc.)
- self
- nature, character
- a person as a whole, as opposed to their parts (VS., ŚBr.)
- body
- mind, understanding
- the world-soul
- effort (L.)
- firmness (L.)
- sun (L.)
- fire (L.)
- son (L.)
Derived terms[edit]
- महात्मन् (mahātman)
Pronoun[edit]
आत्मन् • (ātman)
- (reflexive) a person in the predicate who is also the subject of the sentence
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0135
