Verse 17

Amritbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्वे विद्ये वेदितव्ये तु शब्दब्रह्म परं च यत् । शब्दब्रह्मणि निष्णातः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति ॥१७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

द्वे । विद्ये । वेदितव्ये । तु । शब्द-ब्रह्म । परम् । च । यत् । शब्द-ब्रह्मणि । निष्णातः । परम् । ब्रह्म । अधिगच्छति ॥

IAST Transliteration

dve vidye veditavye tu śabdabrahma paraṃ ca yat | śabdabrahmaṇi niṣṇātaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati ||17||

Translation

معرفتان ينبغي معرفتهما: البراهمن بوصفه صوتًا (شبدَ-براهمن) والبراهمن الأعلى (بارا). ومن تبحّر في شبدَ-براهمن يبلغ البراهمن الأعلى.

Academic Translation

Two knowledges are indeed to be known: the Brahman that is sound (śabda-brahman) and that which is supreme (para). One who is thoroughly versed in śabda-brahman attains the supreme Brahman.

Verse Context

• Distinction of śabda-brahman (scripture/mantra) and para-brahman (ultimate reality)
• Mahavakya: Frames śruti (śabda-brahman) as pramāṇa leading to mahāvākya-realization (e.g., ‘tat tvam asi’); emphasizes the means-to-end relation rather than quoting a mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Atharva-veda (traditionally associated with the Atharvaṇic corpus; specific śākhā not securely attested) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)