आत्मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HáHtmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-mō ~ *h₁h₁t-m̥nés (breath, spirit), from *h₁eh₁t- (to breathe) + *-mō. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *ēþmô (breath), Proto-Tocharian *āñcäme (wish, self, soul). Compare Proto-Nuristani *āmmána (self) (whence Kamkata-viri amú).

Pronunciation

Noun

आत्मन् • (ātmán) stem, m

  1. breath (RV.)
  2. soul, life (RV., AV., etc.)
  3. self
  4. nature, character
  5. a person as a whole, as opposed to their parts (VS., ŚBr.)
  6. body
  7. mind, understanding
  8. the world-soul
  9. effort (L.)
  10. firmness (L.)
  11. sun (L.)
  12. fire (L.)
  13. son (L.)

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of आत्मन् (ātmán)
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
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Pronoun

आत्मन् • (ātmán)

  1. (reflexive) a person in the predicate who is also the subject of the sentence

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of आत्मन् (ātmán)
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
  • ¹Vedic

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)
  • Tocharian B: ātmaṃttse

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Domaaki: [script needed] (āpne)
    • Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (amā̃)
    • Kashmiri:
      Arabic script: پان (pān)
      Devanagari script: पान (pān)
    • Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (toma)
    • Shina: [script needed] (tomu)
    • Torwali: [script needed] (pāe, he)
  • Helu Prakrit:
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (appā)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (appā)
  • Pali: attan, tuma
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (attā), 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (appā)
    • Garhwali: अप्णु (apṇu)
    • Gujarati: આપું (āpũ)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: आप (āp, you)
      Urdu: آپ (āp, you)
    • Kumaoni: आप (āp)
    • Nepali: आंत (ānta), आफु (āphu)
    • Punjabi: ਆਪ (āpa)
    • Romani: pes (himself; herself)
    • Sindhi: पाण (pāṇa)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “आत्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0135.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 164-165
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ātmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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