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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

तत्त्वtattva[tat-tva] n. (that-ness), very essence, true nature, truth, reality; principle (esp. one of the 25 in the…
[tat-tva] neuter (that-ness), very essence, true nature, truth, reality; principle (especially one of the 25 in the Sâṅkhya philosophy); in the Vedânta philosophy the word is artificially analysed into 'tat tvam,' that (art) thou, as expressing the identity of the multiform phenomenal world (tvam) with the one undifferentiated invisible Brahma (tad): instrumental, -tas, ˚--, in reality; truly; exactly; thoroughly.
In the Gita4·9 7·3 10·7 9·24 11·54 18·1

जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ।

janma karma ca me divyamevaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ, — He who knoweth thus in its right principles my divine birth and my divine work, when he abandons his body, comes not to rebirth, he comes to Me, O… 4·9
- तत्त्वतःtattvataḥadverb indeclinable (in principle).The Neuter noun tattva with the suffix tas having the sense of the Ablative case-termination (from the essence).
- तत्त्वेनtattvenainstrumental singular of the neuter noun tattva (the true principle).
- तत्त्वम्tattvaaccusative singular of the neuter noun tattva (the true principle).
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अतत्त्वatattva[a-tattva] n. unreality: -tas, ad. not in reality; -gña, a. not knowing the truth.

[a-tattva] neuter unreality: -tas, adverb, -ial, -ially not in reality; -gña, adjective not knowing the truth.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

तत्त्वtattvan. true or real state, truth, reality S3vetUp. Mn. Bhag. &c.
1. neuter gender true or real state, truth, reality S3vetUp. Mn. Bhag. etc.
2. neuter gender (in philosophy) a true principle (in Sa1m2khya सांख्य philosophy 25 in number, viz. अ-व्यक्त, बुद्धि, अहं-कार, the 5 Tan-ma1tras तन्-मात्र s, the 5 Maha1-bhu1tas महा-भूत s, the 11 organs including मनस्, and, lastly, पुरुष, qq.vv.) MBh. xii, 11840; xiv, 984 R. iii, 53, 42 Tattvas.; 24 in number MBh. xii, 11242 Hariv. 14840 (masculine gender); 23 in number BhP. iii, 6, 2 ff.
3. neuter gender (for other numbers confer, compare xi, 22, 1 ff. Ra1matUp.; with Ma1hes3varas माहेश्वर s and Loka7yatikas लोकायतिक s only 5 [viz. the 5 elements] are admitted Prab. ii, 18/19; with Buddh. 4, with Jainas जैन s 2 or 5 or 7 or 9 Sarvad. ii feminine; in Veda7nta वेदा*न्त philosophy तत्त्व is regarded as made up of तद् and त्वम्, "that [art] thou", and called महा-वाक्य, the great word by which the identity of the whole world with the one eternal Brahma ब्रह्म [तद्] is expressed)
4. neuter gender the, number 25 Su1ryas. ii
5. neuter gender the number 24 Devi1bhP. S3Br. vii, 3, 1, 43 Sa1y.
6. neuter gender an element or elementary property W.
7. neuter gender the essence or substance of anything W.
8. neuter gender the being that Jaim. i, 3, 24 Scholiast or Commentator
9. neuter gender Equivalent to तत-त्व Lexicographers
10. neuter gender Name of a musical instrument Lexicographers
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अक्षतत्त्वakṣatattvan. science of dice

neuter gender science of dice

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अक्षतत्त्वविद्akṣatattvavidmfn. skilled in it.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective skilled in it.

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अतत्त्वविद्atattvavidmfn. not knowing the truth i.e. the soul's identity with Brahma ब्रह्म .

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not knowing the truth id est the soul's identity with Brahma ब्रह्म .

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अतत्त्वार्थवत्atattvārthavatmfn. not conformable with the nature of truth

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not conformable with the nature of truth

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अर्थतत्त्वarthatattvan. the real object or nature or cause of anything (in comp.) Mn. xii, 102 R. i, 1, 16
1. neuter gender the real object or nature or cause of anything (in compound) Mn. xii, 102 R. i, 1, 16
2. neuter gender the true state of a case, fact of the matter.
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अर्थार्थतत्त्वज्ञarthārthatattvajñamfn. "knowing the essence of the very aim of anything", knowing thoroughly R.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "knowing the essence of the very aim of anything", knowing thoroughly R.

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आगमतत्त्वसंग्रहāgamatattvasaṃgraham. N. of wk. (cf. IW. 524; RTL. 185 -208)

masculine gender Name of work (confer, compare IW. 524; RTL. 185 -208)

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