aham pron. ( Nom. Sing. of asmad ). I [ cf. Zend azem ; L. ego ; Germ. ich .] Comp. — agrikA a contest for superiority, rivalry. — ahamikA [ ahamahaM Sabdo'styatra vIpsAyAM dvitvaM Wan na wilopaH P. II. 1. 72 ] 1 emulation, competition, assertion of superiority; ahamahamikA tu sA syAtparasparaM yo BavatyahaMkAraH Ak. ; ahamahamikayA praRAmalAlasAnAM K. 14 , 81 ; ahamahamikayA ( pb ) maDukarakulEranubaDyamAnaM 139 , Mv. 6. 54. 2 egotism. 3 military vaunting. — kartavya a. to be referred to self. — (vyaM) the object of ahaMkAra . — kAraH 1 egotism, sense of self, self-love considered as an avidyA or spiritual ignorance in Vedānta phil. ; Bg. 2. 71 , 7. 4 ; Ms. 1. 14 ; Y. 3. 177. 2 pride, self-consciousness, self-conceit, haughtiness. 3 (in Sān. phil. ) the third of the eight producers or elements of creation, i. e. the conceit or conception of individuality, one of the 25 elements; Sāṅ. K. 22 , 24 , 25 ; °vat a. selfish, proud. — kArin a. proud, self-conceited. — kAryaM that which is to be done by oneself, personal business or object. — kfta a. 1 egotistic; Bg. 18. 17. 2 proud, haughty, Y. 3. 151. — kftiH f. egotism, high opinion of oneself, pride. — pUrva a. desirous of being first. — pUrvikA, -praTamikA [ ahaM pUrvo'haM pUrva ityaBiDAnaM yatra ] 1 the running forward of soldiers with emulation; (hence) emulation, competition; javAdahaMpUrvikayA yiyAsuBiH Ki. 14. 32. 2 bragging, vaunting. — pratyayaH [ ahamityAkArakaH pratyayaH ] self-conceit. — BadraM [ ahameva Badra iti nirRayo yatra ] self-conceit, high opinion of one's own superiority. — BAvaH 1 pride, egotism; ahaMBAvAvfto nistrapaH Bv. 4. 10. 2 = °mati q. v. — matiH f. 1 self-love or self-illusion regarded as spiritual ignorance (in Vedānta phil. ). 2 conceit, pride, egotism. — vAdin a. speaking only of oneself, proud, haughty; Bg. 18. 26. — Sreyas or °saM n. claiming superiority for oneself; ahaMSreyase vivadamAnAH Śat. Br. — sana a. Ved. gaining for oneself.