ahaṃ—kāra m. conception of one's individuality, self-consciousness, [ChUp.] &c.
the making of self, thinking of self, egotism, [MBh.] &c.
pride, haughtiness, [R.] &c.
(in Sāṅkhya phil.) the third of the eight producers or sources of creation, viz. the conceit or conception of individuality, individualization