Ashtavakra Gita 11.7 — Wisdom, Chapter 11, Verse 7

Devanagari script

आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तमहमेवेति निश्चयी ।

निर्विकल्पः शुचिः शान्तः प्राप्ताप्राप्तविनिर्वृतः ॥ ११-७॥

Transliteration

ābrahmastambaparyantamahameveti niścayī .

nirvikalpaḥ śuciḥ śāntaḥ prāptāprāptavinirvṛtaḥ .. 11-7..

Translation

Wer gewiss erkennt: „Von Brahmā bis zum kleinsten Halm bin ich allein all dies“, bleibt ohne begriffliche Unterscheidung, rein, friedvoll, befreit von Erlangen und Nicht-Erlangen.

Word by Word

• आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम्: up to the limit from Brahmā to a blade of grass
• आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम्: अवधि/परिमाण-सूचक adverbial modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + ब्रह्मन् + स्तम्ब + पर्यन्त
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; adverbial accusative-like form

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्-सर्वनाम
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• एव: alone, indeed
• एव: निपातः; no kāraka role
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव-अव्ययम्
• Form: अव्ययम्; emphasis particle

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यार्थ-समाप्ति-सूचकः
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति-अव्ययम्
• Form: अव्ययम्; quotation marker

• निश्चयी: one firmly convinced
• निश्चयी: कर्ता-विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चयिन्-शब्दः
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• निर्विकल्पः: free from conceptual alternatives
• निर्विकल्पः: कर्ता-विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + विकल्प
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: कर्ता-विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि-शब्दः
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• शान्तः: peaceful
• शान्तः: कर्ता-विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम्-धातुः, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• प्राप्ताप्राप्तविनिर्वृतः: content beyond what is obtained and not obtained
• प्राप्ताप्राप्तविनिर्वृतः: कर्ता-विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त + अप्राप्त + विनिर्वृत; प्र + आप्, वृ/वृत्-related participial form
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचनम्; compound adjective with participial final member

Speaker

• Ashtavakra

Listener

• Janaka

Tags

• oneness
• Brahma
• nirvikalpa
• purity
• peace
• non attainment
• Self as all

Entities Mentioned

• Brahmā
• Stamba
• Aham eva
• Niścaya
• Nirvikalpa
• Śuci
• Śānta
• Prāpti
• Aprāpti

FAQs

What does 'from Brahma to the smallest being' signify?

It signifies the entire range of manifestation, from the cosmic creator to the least form of life, all understood as not separate from the Self.

What is meant by 'without differentiation'?

It means the absence of dividing thought that separates reality into opposed or independent entities.

Why is the person beyond attainment and non-attainment?

If the Self is already all, then nothing remains to be gained or lost in an ultimate sense.