Vedatman, Veda-atma, Veda-atman, Vedātmā, Vedatma, Vedātman: 3 definitions
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Vedatman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vedātman (वेदात्मन्) refers to “being conscious of oneself”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.23 (“Outraging the modesty of Vṛndā”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] On realising that it was a bad portent, the terrified lady Vṛndā (the wife of Jalandhara) began to cry. She did not feel happy at all in the spacious terraces and towers of the palace. With two of her friends she then went to the park in the city. Even there she did not find herself at ease. Then she, the dejected gloomy wife of Jalandhara, wandered from forest to forest. She was not conscious of even herself (vedātman). [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Vedātman (वेदात्मन्):—[from veda] m. ‘Soul of the Veda’, Name of Viṣṇu, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of the Sun, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Vedātman (वेदात्मन्):—(1. veda + ā) m. die Seele des Veda: Viṣṇu [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 102, 17.] [PAÑCAR. 4, 3, 55.] der Sonnengott [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 102, 20.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vedavedanga, Atman, Veda.
Full-text: Sarvavedatman, Maula.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 2.1c - Meaning of Vyavahāra < [Chapter 2 - The Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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