आत्मन्
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- त्मन् (tmán)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HáHtmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-mō ~ *h₁h₁t-m̥nés (“breath, spirit”), from *h₁eh₁t- + *-mō.
Pronunciation
Noun
आत्मन् • (ātmán) stem, 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.)
Declension
Masculine an-stem declension of आत्मन् (ātmán) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | आत्मा ātmā́ |
आत्मानौ / आत्माना¹ ātmā́nau / ātmā́nā¹ |
आत्मानः ātmā́naḥ |
Vocative | आत्मन् ā́tman |
आत्मानौ / आत्माना¹ ā́tmānau / ā́tmānā¹ |
आत्मानः ā́tmānaḥ |
Accusative | आत्मानम् ātmā́nam |
आत्मानौ / आत्माना¹ ātmā́nau / ātmā́nā¹ |
आत्मनः ātmánaḥ |
Instrumental | आत्मना ātmánā |
आत्मभ्याम् ātmábhyām |
आत्मभिः ātmábhiḥ |
Dative | आत्मने ātmáne |
आत्मभ्याम् ātmábhyām |
आत्मभ्यः ātmábhyaḥ |
Ablative | आत्मनः ātmánaḥ |
आत्मभ्याम् ātmábhyām |
आत्मभ्यः ātmábhyaḥ |
Genitive | आत्मनः ātmánaḥ |
आत्मनोः ātmánoḥ |
आत्मनाम् ātmánām |
Locative | आत्मनि / आत्मन्¹ ātmáni / ātmán¹ |
आत्मनोः ātmánoḥ |
आत्मसु ātmásu |
Notes |
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Derived terms
- महात्मन् (mahātmán)
Pronoun
आत्मन् • (ātmán)
- (reflexive pronoun) a person in the predicate who is also the subject of the sentence
Borrowed terms
- → English: atman
- → Japanese: アートマン (ātoman)
- → Hindi: आत्म- (ātma-)
- → Korean: 아트만 (ateuman)
- → Russian: а́тман (átman)
- → Spanish: atman
- → Telugu: ఆత్మ (ātma)
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "inc-dar-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Domaaki: [script needed] (āpne)
- Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (amā̃)
- Kashmiri: [script needed] (pān)
- Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (toma)
- Shina: [script needed] (tomu)
- Lua error in Module:etymology/templates/descendant at line 290: You specified a term in 4= and not one in 3=. You probably meant to use t= to specify a gloss instead. If you intended to specify two terms, put the second term in 3=.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "elu-prk" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "inc-mgd" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "pmh" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Pali: attan, tuma
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- Garhwali: अप्णु (apṇu)
- Gujarati: આપું (āpũ)
- Hindustani:
- Lua error in Module:etymology/templates/descendant at line 290: You specified a term in 4= and not one in 3=. You probably meant to use t= to specify a gloss instead. If you intended to specify two terms, put the second term in 3=.
- Lua error in Module:etymology/templates/descendant at line 290: You specified a term in 4= and not one in 3=. You probably meant to use t= to specify a gloss instead. If you intended to specify two terms, put the second term in 3=.
- Kumaoni: आप (āp)
- Nepali: आंत (ānta), आफु (āphu)
- Punjabi: ਆਪ (āpa)
- Romani: po
- Sindhi: पाण (pāṇa)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “आत्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0135.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ātmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
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- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
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