Atma Upanishad 12 — Verse 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वात्मनैव सदा तुष्टः स्वयं सर्वात्मना स्थितः । निर्धनोऽपि सदा तुष्टोऽप्यसहायो महाबलः ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

स्व-आत्मना । एव । सदा । तुष्टः । स्वयम् । सर्व-आत्मना । स्थितः । निर्धनः । अपि । सदा । तुष्टः । अपि । असहायः । महा-बलः ।

IAST Transliteration

svātmanāiva sadā tuṣṭaḥ svayaṃ sarvātmanā sthitaḥ | nirdhano 'pi sadā tuṣṭo 'py asahāyo mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

راضٍ أبدًا بالذات وحدها، قائمٌ بنفسه بوصفه ذاتَ الجميع؛ وإن كان بلا مالٍ فهو دائمُ القناعة، وإن كان بلا مُعينٍ فهو عظيمُ القوّة.

Academic Translation

Satisfied always by the Self alone, established by himself as the Self of all; though without wealth, he is ever content; though without help, he is of great strength.

Verse Context

• Ātma-tṛpti (self-sufficiency); sarvātma-bhāva; aparigraha
• Mahavakya: Echoes ‘aham brahmāsmi’ through self-sufficiency grounded in identity with the all-Self (sarvātman).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh