तत्त्वमसि
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Sanskrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]तत् + त्वम् + असि
Literally meaning "that are you". Originally occurs in the Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɐt.tʋɐ.mɐ.si/, [tɐt̚.tʋɐ.mɐ.si]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɐt̪.t̪ʋɐ.mɐ.s̪i/, [ˈt̪ɐt̪̚.t̪ʋɐ.mɐ.s̪i]
Phrase
[edit]तत्त्वमसि • (tattvamasi)
- tat tvam asi
- ~9th c., chapter 1, in Avadhuta Gita, verse 25:
- तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्येन स्वात्मा हि प्रतिपादितः ।
नेति नेति श्रुतिर्ब्रूयादनृतं पाञ्चभौतिकम् ।। २५।।- tattvamasyādivākyena svātmā hi pratipāditaḥ.
neti neti śrutirbrūyādanṛtaṃ pāñcabhautikam.. 25.. - By such sentences as "That thou art," our own Self is affirmed. Of that which is untrue and composed of the five elements - the Shruti (scripture) says, "Not this, not this."
- tattvamasyādivākyena svātmā hi pratipāditaḥ.