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==Etymology ==

==Etymology ==

Brahman is derived from the dhatu "to swell, expand, grow, enlarge"  is a neutral noun to be distinguished from the masculine ''{{IAST|[[brahmán]]}}''—denoting a person associated with Brahman, and from [[Brahmā]], the creator God of the Hindu [[Trimurti]]. Brahman is thus a gender-neutral concept that implies greater impersonality than masculine or feminine conceptions of the deity. Brahman is referred to as the supreme self. Puligandla states it as "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world",{{sfn|Puligandla|1997|p=222}} while Sinar states Brahman is a concept that "cannot be exactly defined".{{sfn|Sinari|2000|p=384}}

Brahman (ब्रह्मन्) is derived from the dhatu बृहँ in the meaning of वृद्धौ (vrddhi)- to expand, grow, enlarge, is a neutral noun. Similar but commonly confused words include

 

Brahman (ब्राह्मणः)—denoting a person associated with Brahman,

 

Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a deity who has the role of the creator among the [[Trimurti|Trimurtis]].  

 

Brahman is thus a gender-neutral concept that implies greater impersonality than masculine or feminine conceptions of a deity. Brahman is referred to as the supreme self. Puligandla states it as "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world",{{sfn|Puligandla|1997|p=222}} while Sinar states Brahman is a concept that "cannot be exactly defined".{{sfn|Sinari|2000|p=384}}

In [[Vedic Sanskrit]]:

In [[Vedic Sanskrit]]: