आत्मन्

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Sanskrit

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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).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    आत्मन् (ātmán) stemm

    1. breath (RV.)
    2. soul, life (RV., AV., etc.)
    3. self, ego
    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 pronoun) 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

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
      • Domaaki: (āpne)
      • Indus Kohistani: (amā̃)
      • Kashmiri:
      • Kohistani Shina: (toma)
      • Shina: (tomu)
      • Torwali: (pāe, he)
    • Pali: attan, tuma
    • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀢 (atta), 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa), 𑀆𑀢 (āta), 𑀆𑀤 (āda), 𑀆𑀬 (āya) (see there for further descendants)

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    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “आत्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 135, column 1.
    • 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