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आत्मन्

मृत्यु के बाद सतत चलने वाला तत्व‚ प्राण‚ देह‚ स्वभाव

soul, breath, body, nature

Monier–Williams

आत्मन् — {ātmán} {ā} m. (variously derived fr. {an}, to breathe##{at}, to move##{vā}, to blow##cf. {tmán}) the breath##the soul, principle of life and sensation &c##the individual soul, self, abstract individual [e.g. {ātmán}] (Ved. loc.) {dhatte}, or {karoti}, 'he places in himself', makes his own v##{ātmanā akarot}, 'he did it himself'##{ātmanā vi-√yuj}, 'to lose one's life' vii, 46##{ātman} in the sg. is used as reflexive pronoun for all three persons and all three genders, e.g. {ātmānaṃ sā hanti}, 'she strikes herself'##{putram ātmanaḥ spṛṣṭvā nipetatuḥ}, 'they two having touched their son fell down' ii, 64, 28##[see also below s.v. {ātmanā}]##essence, nature, character, peculiarity (often ifc., e.g. {karmâtman}, &c.) x, 97, 11, &c##the person or whole body considered as one and opposed to the separate members of the body##the body i, 14##(ifc.) 'the understanding, intellect, mind', {naṣṭâtman}, {mandâ}##the highest personal principle of life, Brahma (cf. {paramâtman}) x, 8, 44 xxxii, 11 xiv, &c##effort##(= {dhṛti}) firmness##the sun##fire##a son ; [Old Germ. {ātum} ; Angl. Sax. {oedhm} ; Mod. Germ. {āthem}, {Odem}##Gk. ?, ? (?).] [135, 1]