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ब्रह्मन्
/brahman/Roman
English meaning: the ultimate reality, universal consciousness
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)सर्वव्यापी निर्गुणः परमः सत्-चित्-आनन्दस्वरूपः।
English Definition
The infinite, impersonal absolute reality that underlies all existence in Vedantic thought.
Example
“सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म — इदं जगत् सर्वं ब्रह्म एव।”
In English: “All this universe is indeed Brahman.”
Synonyms
- परमात्मन्
- परब्रह्म
- सत्
Antonyms / Opposites
- जीवः
- माया
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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- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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