Ahamkar or ahamkara in Sanskrit literally means the form of the self-sense (aham) or the actions of the self-sense.

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Ahamkar or ahamkara in Sanskrit literally means the form of the self-sense (aham) or the actions of the self-sense. Egoism generally used to denote egoism or the sense of individuality. The most commonly used word for egoism is Ahamkara. An egoistic person, ahmakari, abides in his own individuality and remains centred in egoism. His egoism is physical when he identifies himself with his body, mental when he develops attachment to external objects and subtle when he incurs karma and suffers from births and deaths. Ahamakara is not mere self pride or arrogance, except in a very narrow sense. In a wider sense it is the very feeling of separation that makes one feel distinct and different from the rest of the creation and the Creator. The ego experiences objectivity. It relates itself with the external world. Hence it is always in a state of "I am this" or "I am that." We then indulge in desire-ridden actions and assume ownership them. This identification of our actions and our seeking with our egos results in our bondage to the earthly life and the cycle of births and deaths.  The Bhagawat Gita also suggests that egoism is the feeling of separateness, which creates the sense of duality or the idea of being distinct and different from others. It is the false perception of the self that exists in all of us as individual consciousness. The ego is responsible for our thinking that we are the doers of our actions and responsible for them. It acts under the influence of desires. In the process it binds the beings to the mortal world. According to the Bhagawat-Gita all actions are performed by the gunas (inherent in the being), but an egoistic ignorant person believes that he is the doer. An egoistic person suffers from the consequences of his own egoistic actions. Drawn to his attachments, he is caught helplessly in the ocean of life, from which escape seems very difficult. A being under the influence of gunas is born in suffering and dies in suffering, not knowing what cause his suffering or how to escape from it. Hari Om Tat Sat ~ Jai Shri Narasimha Dev Ji ~ Jai Shri Vishnu! 🙏🏻🙏🏻