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tvat tam asi

English translation: Thou Art That


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Sanskrit term or phrase:Tvat Tam Asi
English translation:Thou Art That
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Sanskrit term or phrase: tvat tam asi
Sorry, no context (somebody's tagline) and I'm not even sure about the language, just guessing... :(
ildiko
United States
Local time: 22:11
Thou Art That
Explanation:
Or, "That Thou Art" (if the order of words needs to be strictly maintained).

This is Sanskrit.

This phrase is one of the key phrases (referred to as the Maha-mantra or Great-mantra of "The Bhagavad Gita").

In the East, this ancient Hindu maxim describes the resolution of subjectivity and objectivity.
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Java Cafe
United States
Local time: 01:11
Grading comment
Thank you so much, for both the answer and the background information.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Thou Art That
Java Cafe
5 +1that thou areadirasam
5 +1this is you
Ioana Costache


Discussion entries: 1





  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
this is you


Explanation:
this is what you are

Ioana Costache
Romania
Local time: 08:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter: in a manner of speaking, this is correct, it's a little more colloquial.
36 mins
disagree  jamshed: when the translation can be exactly carried out,there need not be any,'in a manner of speaking'
1 hr
agree  karmarkara: The context is likely of Ganapati Atharvashirasha. Whole sentence might be'Twameva Pratyaksham Tatwamasi' meaning, whatever I see, we find you (The Lord, The Creator) at its 'Tatwa', 'the center'; "So, make me creative too" could be the implied prayer.
2 hrs
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Thou Art That


Explanation:
Or, "That Thou Art" (if the order of words needs to be strictly maintained).

This is Sanskrit.

This phrase is one of the key phrases (referred to as the Maha-mantra or Great-mantra of "The Bhagavad Gita").

In the East, this ancient Hindu maxim describes the resolution of subjectivity and objectivity.


Java Cafe
United States
Local time: 01:11
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali, Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you so much, for both the answer and the background information.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Asghar Bhatti
16 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Will Matter
34 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  jamshed: absolutely correct
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  PRAKAASH: right translation literaly! The original phrase should be 'tatvam asi'.
23 days
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10 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tvat tam asi [tat tvam asi]
that thou are


Explanation:
Please correct the original sanskrit line as tat tvam asi and not tvat tam asi. tat = that tvam = you asi=are.

adirasam
United States
Local time: 01:11
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mrudula Tambe: sounds better
667 days
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