As a deity name
Name 963 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
1 True state or condition, fact; kṛtī 2 Truth, reality; 3 True or essential nature; saṃnyāsasya mahābāho tatvamicchāmi vedituṃ, 4 The real nature of the human soul or the material…
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tattvaṃ" is the accusative of "tattva" — the same word in a different grammatical case. (The spelling "tattvaṃ" is looked up as "tattvam" — a standard final-sound spelling variant.)
M3 · meaning shifts "tattva" is derived from "tat" with the tva suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. tat for tad. See col. 3.
2. tat, 1. tata. See √ tan
tat—tva n. true or real state, truth, reality, ŚvetUp.; Mn.; Bhag. &c.
(in phil.) a true principle (in Sāṃkhya phil. 25 in number, viz. a-vyakta, buddhi, ahaṃ-kāra, the 5 Tan-mātras, the 5 Mahā-bhūtas, the 11 organs including manas, and, lastly, puruṣa, qq.vv.), MBh. xii, 11840; xiv, 984; R. iii, 53, 42; Tattvas.; 24 in number, MBh. xii, 11242; Hariv. 14840 (m.); 23 in number, BhP. iii, 6, 2 ff.; for other numbers cf. xi, 22, 1 ff.; RāmatUp.; with Māheśvaras and Lokāyatikas only 5 [viz. the 5 elements] are admitted, Prab. ii, 18/19; with Buddh. 4, with Jainas 2 or 5 or 7 or 9 Sarvad. ii f.; in Vedānta phil. tattva is regarded as made up of tad and tvam, ‘that [art] thou’, and called mahā-vākya, the great word by which the identity of the whole world with the one eternal Brahma [tad] is expressed)
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Dictionary citations
tattvaṃ (Sometimes written as tatvaṃ) 1 True state or condition, fact; vayaṃ tattvānveṣānmadhukara hatāstvaṃ khalu kṛtī Ś. 1. 24. 2 Truth, reality; na tu māmābhijānaṃti tattvenātaścyavaṃti te Bg. 9. 24. 3 True or essential nature; saṃnyāsasya mahābāho tatvamicchāmi vedituṃ 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. 7 The mind. 8 Sum and substance. 9 Slow time in music. 10 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 (sattva, rajas and tamas). Comp. — abhiyogaḥ a positive charge or declaration. — arthaḥ truth, reality, the exact truth, real nature. — jña, -vid a. 1 a philosopher. 2 knowing the true nature of Brahman. 3 knowing the true nature of anything. 4 acquainted with the true principles of science. — (jñaḥ) a Brāhmaṇa. — jñānaṃ 1 knowledge of the truth. 2 a thorough knowledge of the principles of a science. 3 philosophy. — nyāsaḥ 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.
tat—tva n. true or real state, truth, reality, ŚvetUp.; Mn.; Bhag. &c.
(in phil.) a true principle (in Sāṃkhya phil. 25 in number, viz. a-vyakta, buddhi, ahaṃ-kāra, the 5 Tan-mātras, the 5 Mahā-bhūtas, the 11 organs including manas, and, lastly, puruṣa, qq.vv.), MBh. xii, 11840; xiv, 984; R. iii, 53, 42; Tattvas.; 24 in number, MBh. xii, 11242; Hariv. 14840 (m.); 23 in number, BhP. iii, 6, 2 ff.; for other numbers cf. xi, 22, 1 ff.; RāmatUp.; with Māheśvaras and Lokāyatikas only 5 [viz. the 5 elements] are admitted, Prab. ii, 18/19; with Buddh. 4, with Jainas 2 or 5 or 7 or 9 Sarvad. ii f.; in Vedānta phil. tattva is regarded as made up of tad and tvam, ‘that [art] thou’, and called mahā-vākya, the great word by which the identity of the whole world with the one eternal Brahma [tad] is expressed)
1. tat for tad. See col. 3.
2. tat, 1. tata. See √ tan
Alternative readings
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