Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Advanced
ब्रह्म
/brahma/Roman
English meaning: Brahman (Ultimate Reality)
Definition
The ultimate, transcendent reality in Hindu philosophy — the all-pervading essence of the universe. In Advaita Vedanta (Adi Shankaracharya), Brahman and Atman (individual self) are ultimately one. This concept underpins much of Indian philosophical and spiritual thought.
Example
“अहं ब्रह्मास्मि।”
In English: “I am Brahman.”
Literary Heritage
“योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।”
/Yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā Dhanañjaya./
“Perform actions fixed in yoga, abandoning attachment, O Arjuna.”
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- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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