- inconceivable oneness and difference between individual self as a part of the whole which is 'tat'. Aham Brahma Asmi Ahaṁ Brahmāsmi (Devanagari: अहम् ब्रह्मास्मि), "I am Brahman" is in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10 of the Shukla Yajurveda: Prajñāna as a whole means: Adjective: well-known; wise Noun: knowledge, "consciousness", "intelligence", "wisdom" Brahman: "The Absolute"; "infinite"; "the highest truth" Meaning: Most interpretations state: "Prajñānam (noun) is Brahman (adjective)". Some translations give a reverse order, stating "Brahman is Prajñānam", specifically "Brahman (noun) is Prajñānam (adjective)": "The Ultimate Reality is wisdom (or consciousness)". Sahu explains: And according to David Loy, Ayam Ātmā Brahma Ayam Atma Brahma () is a Mahāvākya which is found in the Mandukya Upanishad of the Atharvaveda. According to the Guru Gita, "Ayam Atma Brahma" is a statement of practice. Etymology and meaning The Sanskrit word ayong means 'it'. Ātman means ‘Atma’ or 'self'. Brahman is the highest being. So "Ayam Atma Brahma" means 'Atma is Brahman'. Source and Significance The Mahavakya is found in the Mundaka Upanishad of the Atharva Veda. It is mentioned in the Mundaka Upanishad 1-2, In Sanskrit: The Mundaka Upanishad, in the first section of the second Mundaka, defines and explains the Atma-Brahma doctrine. It claims that just as a burning fire produces thousands of sparks and leaps and bounds in its own form, so the living beings originate from Brahman in its own form. Brahman is immortal, except the body, it is both external and internal, ever generated, except the mind, except the breath, yet from it emerges the inner soul of all things. From Brahman breath, mind, senses, space, air, light, water, earth, everything is born. The section expands on this concept as follows, In the Upanishad, verse 2.2.2, the Mundaka Upanishad claims that Atma-Brahma is real. Verse 2.2.3 offers help in the process of meditation, such as Om. Verse 2.2.8 claims that the one who possesses self-knowledge and has become one with Brahman is free, not affected by Karma, free from sorrow and Atma-doubt, he who is happy. The section expands on this concept as follows, Etymology and translation sarvam etad - everything here, the Whole, all this hi - certainly brahma - Brahman ayam - this ātmā - Atman, self brahma - Brahman so 'yam ātmā - "this very atman" catuṣpāt - "has four aspects" While translations tend to separate the sentence in separate parts, Olivelle's translation uses various words in