तत्त्वमसि

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 18 March 2020

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তত্ত্বমসি (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬢ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬯᬫᬲᬶ (Balinese script)
• তত্ত্বমসি (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰝𑰿𑰝𑰿𑰪𑰦𑰭𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀯𑀫𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• တတ္တွမသိ (Burmese script)
• તત્ત્વમસિ (Gujarati script)
• ਤਤ੍ਤ੍ਵਮਸਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦠ꧀ꦠ꧀ꦮꦩꦱꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂹𑂫𑂧𑂮𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ತತ್ತ್ವಮಸಿ (Kannada script)
• តត្ត្វមសិ (Khmer script)
• ຕຕ຺ຕ຺ວມສິ (Lao script)
• തത്ത്വമസി (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠᢠᢠᠣᠸᠠᠮᠠᠰ᠌ᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪𑘦𑘭𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᢐᢐᢦᠮᠠᠰᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑦽𑧠𑦽𑧠𑧊𑧆𑧍𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐟𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐰𑐩𑐳𑐶 (Newa script)
• ତତ୍ତ୍ଵମସି (Odia script)
• ꢡꢡ꣄ꢡ꣄ꢮꢪꢱꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆠𑇀𑆠𑇀𑆮𑆩𑆱𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖝𑖿𑖝𑖿𑖪𑖦𑖭𑖰 (Siddham script)
• තත‍්ත්‍වමසි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩫 𑪙𑩫 𑪙𑩾𑩴𑪁𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚙𑚶𑚙𑚶𑚦𑚢𑚨𑚮 (Takri script)
• தத்த்வமஸி (Tamil script)
• తత్త్వమసి (Telugu script)
• ตตฺตฺวมสิ (Thai script)
• ཏ་ཏྟྭ་མ་སི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒞𑓂𑒞𑓂𑒫𑒧𑒮𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨙𑩇𑨙𑩇𑨭𑨢𑨰𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of तत् (tát, “that”) +‎ त्वम् (tvám, “you”) +‎ असि (ási, “are”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐt.tʋɐ.mɐ́.si/, [tɐt̚.tʋɐ.mɐ́.si]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɐt̪.t̪ʋɐ.mɐ.s̪i/, [ˈt̪ɐt̪̚.t̪ʋɐ.mɐ.s̪i]

Phrase

तत्त्वमसि • (tattvamási)

1. Tat Tvam Asi
   • c. 900 CE – 1000, Avadhūta Gītā 1.25:

     तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्येन स्वात्मा हि प्रतिपादितः।
     नेति नेति श्रुतिर्ब्रूयादनृतं पाञ्चभौतिकम्॥

     tattvamasyādivākyena svātmā hi pratipāditaḥ.
     neti neti śrutirbrūyādanṛtaṃ pāñcabhautikam.

     By such sentences as "That thou art," our own Self is affirmed. Of that which is untrue and composed of the five elements - the Shruti (scripture) says, "Not this, not this."