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 ।

Sanskrit recitationAtma Upanishad 12

IAST Transliteration

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

Translation

Stets durch das Selbst allein zufrieden, in sich gegründet als das Selbst aller; obgleich ohne Reichtum, bleibt er immer zufrieden; obgleich ohne Beistand, ist er von großer Kraft.

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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