Category: philosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
तत्त्वम्
/tattvam/Roman
English meaning: essence, reality, truth
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)सर्वस्य मूलभूतं यथार्थं स्वरूपम्।
English Definition
The fundamental essence or ultimate reality underlying all existence.
Example
“तत्त्वमसि — त्वम् एव तत् तत्त्वम् असि।”
In English: “Tat tvam asi — You are that essence.”
Synonyms
- सत्यम्
- यथार्थम्
- सारम्
Antonyms / Opposites
- मिथ्या
- असत्यम्
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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