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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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23:48 Feb 29, 2004

Sanskrit to English translations [Non-PRO]
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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 KudoZ activity Questions: 83 (1 open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 606 United States
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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.

Selected response from:

Java Cafe
United States
Local time: 16:32

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 +4

Thou Art That

Java Cafe

5 +1

that thou are

adirasam

5 +1

this is you

Ioana Costache

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

this is you

Explanation:
this is what you are

Ioana Costache
Romania
Local time: 00:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian

35 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Thou Art That

Java Cafe
United States
Local time: 16:32
Native speaker of:

Bengali,

English

Grading comment

Thank you so much, for both the answer and the background information.

10 days confidence:

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: 17:32
Native speaker of:

Tamil