Category: philosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

ಆತ್ಮ

/ātma/Roman

English meaning: soul / self

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಜೀವಿಯ ಒಳಗಿರುವ ಅಮರ ಚೈತನ್ಯ. ದೇಹ ನಾಶವಾದರೂ ಆತ್ಮ ಉಳಿಯುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ನಂಬಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

English Definition

The individual soul or inner self; the eternal spiritual essence within a being

Example

ಆತ್ಮ ಅಮರ ಮತ್ತು ಅವಿನಾಶಿ.

In English: The soul is immortal and indestructible.

Synonyms

  • ಜೀವ
  • ಚೈತನ್ಯ

Antonyms / Opposites

  • ದೇಹ

Literary Heritage

ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ

/Kayakave kailasa/

Work itself is paradise — honest labour is divine.

Basavanna · Philosopher, Social Reformer & Poet · 1131–1167 CE

Vachanas

Basavanna's foundational teaching on the dignity of labour

ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ ಆಗು ನೀ ಅನಿಕೇತನ

/O nanna chetana aagu nee aniketana/

O my spirit, become one without a fixed abode — free, boundless, universal.

Kuvempu (K. V. Puttappa) · Rashtra Kavi (National Poet of Karnataka) · 1904–1994

Viswamanuva Geete

Kuvempu's call for a universal human identity beyond caste, religion, and region

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ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada
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