Verse 11

Ekakshara

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वं स्त्री पुमांस्त्वं च कुमार एकस्त्वं वै कुमारी ह्यथ भूस्त्वमेव । त्वमेव धाता वरुणश्च राजा त्वं वत्सरोऽग्न्यर्यम एव सर्वम् ॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

त्वम् । स्त्री । पुमान् । त्वम् । च । कुमारः । एकः । त्वम् । वै । कुमारी । हि । अथ । भूः । त्वम् । एव । त्वम् । एव । धाता । वरुणः । च । राजा । त्वम् । वत्सरः । अग्नि-आर्यमः । एव । सर्वम् ।

IAST Transliteration

tvaṃ strī pumāṃs tvaṃ ca kumāra ekas tvaṃ vai kumārī hy atha bhūs tvam eva | tvam eva dhātā varuṇaś ca rājā tvaṃ vatsaro 'gny aryama eva sarvam ||11||

Translation

You are woman; you are man; and you are the one youth. You indeed are the maiden; and then you are the earth—you alone. You alone are the Sustainer, and Varuṇa the king; you are the year; you are Agni and Aryaman—indeed, you are all.

Academic Translation

You are woman; you are man; and you are the one youth. You indeed are the maiden; and then you are the earth—you alone. You alone are the Sustainer; and Varuṇa the king; you are the year; you are Agni and Aryaman—indeed, you are all.

Verse Context

• Sarvātmatva (Brahman/Ātman as all), nondual immanence beyond gender, role, and cosmic function
• Mahavakya: Resonates with ‘sarvaṃ khalv idaṃ brahma’ and supports ‘tat tvam asi’ by dissolving distinctions into one reality present as all beings and powers
• Atharva
• Chandas: Mixed/late Upaniṣadic anuṣṭubh-like śloka (non-strict)