Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sanskrit term or phrase:
Tvat Tam Asi
English translation:
Thou Art That
Added to glossary by
Ildiko Santana
Feb 29, 2004 23:48
20 yrs ago
Sanskrit term
United States
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Native in: Hungarian 
, English
Works in: Hungarian to English, English to Hungarian, English, and 1 more.
tvat tam asi
Non-PRO
Sanskrit to English
Art/Literary
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Sorry, no context (somebody's tagline) and I'm not even sure about the language, just guessing... :(
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | Thou Art That |
Java Cafe
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| 5 +1 | this is you |
Ioana Costache
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| 5 +1 | that thou are |
adirasam
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Proposed translations
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Thou Art That
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.
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.
Peer comment(s):
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Asghar Bhatti
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Will Matter
34 mins
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Thanks!
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jamshed
: absolutely correct
1 hr
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PRAKASH SHARMA
: right translation literaly! The original phrase should be 'tatvam asi'.
23 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much, for both the answer and the background information."
+1
33 mins
Ioana Costache
Romania
Romania
Works in field
Romania
Degrees in linguistics & clinical trials
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania) 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
this is you
this is what you are
Peer comment(s):
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Will Matter
: in a manner of speaking, this is correct, it's a little more colloquial.
36 mins
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jamshed
: when the translation can be exactly carried out,there need not be any,'in a manner of speaking'
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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.
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Sanskrit term (edited):
tvat tam asi [tat tvam asi]
that thou are
Please correct the original sanskrit line as tat tvam asi and not tvat tam asi. tat = that tvam = you asi=are.
Discussion
Ildiko