Why this word is great
JIVATMA — [Noun] An individual soul or life-monad, a finite spark of consciousness bound within the cycle of rebirth in Hindu and Jain philosophy. From Sanskrit जीव (jīva, "life, living being") + आत्मन् (ātman, "self, soul, essence"). Unlike Paramatma (the boundless, universal ocean of spirit) or the unqualified Atman (which denotes pure, absolute consciousness), jivatma is the particularized vessel, the droplet individuated by karma and matter. It is the warmth of a single clay lamp in a vast temple, the distinct scent of sandalwood paste cooling on one forehead, and the unique melody that believes itself separate from the song—a conscious fragment on the long road home.