तत्त्वम् _tattvam

तत्त्वम् (Sometimes written as तत्वम्)

1 True state or condition, fact; वयं तत्त्वान्वेषान्मधुकर हतास्त्वं खलु कृती Ś.1. 23.

-2 Truth, reality; न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते Bg.9.24.

-3 True or essential nature; संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् Bg.18.1;3.28; Ms.1.3;3.96; 5.42.

-4 The real nature of the human soul or the material world as being identical with the Supreme Spirit pervading the universe.

-5 A true or first principle.

-6 An element, a primary substance; तत्त्वान्य- बुद्धाः प्रतनूनि येन, ध्यानं नृपस्तच्छिवमित्यवादीत् Bk.1.18.

-7 The mind.

-8 Sum and substance.

-9 Slow time in music.

-1 An element or elementary property.

-11 The Supreme Being.

-12 A kind of dance.

-13 The three qualities or constituents of every thing in nature (सत्त्व, रजस् and तमस्).

-14 The body; तत्त्वाभेदेन यच्छास्त्रं तत्कार्यं नान्यथाविधम् Mb.12.267.9.

-Comp. -अभियोगः a posi- tive charge or declaration.

-अभ्यासः The study of the reality; एवं तत्त्वाभ्यासात् Sān. K.64.

-अर्थः truth, reality, the exact truth, real nature.

-ज्ञ, -विद् a.

1 a philoso- pher.

-2 knowing the true nature of Brahman.

-3 knowing the true nature of anything; Ms.12.12.

-4 acquainted with the true principles of science. (

-ज्ञः) a Brāmaṇa.

-ज्ञानम् 1 knowledge of the truth.

-2 a thorough knowledge of the principles of a science.

-3 philosophy.

-दर्शिन्, दृश् perceiving truth.

-निकषग्रावन् m. the touch-stone of truth.

-न्यासः N. of a ceremony performed in honour of Viṣṇu consisting in the application of mystical letters or other marks to different parts of the body while certain prayers are repeated.

-भावः true being or nature; Kaṭh.6.

-शुद्धिः ascertainment of truth; Ks.75.194.

-संख्यानम् Sāṅkhya philosophy; तत्त्वसंख्यानविज्ञप्त्यै जातं विद्वानजः स्वराट् Bhāg.3.24.1.