Tattva Bodhaतत्त्वबोधः
Tattva Bodha · passage 14
The Self
आत्मा कः? स्थूलसूक्ष्मकारणशरीराद्व्यतिरिक्तः पञ्चकोशातीतः सन् अवस्थात्रयसाक्षी सच्चिदानन्दस्वरूपः सन् यस्तिष्ठति स आत्मा ।
ātmā kaḥ? sthūlasūkṣmakāraṇaśarīrādvyatiriktaḥ pañcakośātītaḥ san avasthātrayasākṣī saccidānandasvarūpaḥ san yastiṣṭhati sa ātmā |
What is the Self? That which stands apart from the gross, subtle, and causal bodies; which is beyond the five sheaths; which witnesses the three states; whose very nature is being, consciousness, and bliss; and which remains through it all. That is the Self.
In plain words
What is the Self (ātman)? It is distinct from the three bodies (gross, subtle, causal), beyond the five sheaths, and the witness of the three states. Its nature is being-consciousness-bliss (sat-cit-ānanda). That which remains as this witness is the Self.
The terms set down here
- ātman
- śarīra-traya