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Atma Upanishad: Verse 13

नित्यतृप्तोऽप्यभुञ्जानोऽप्यसमः समदर्शनः । कुर्वन्नपि न कुर्वाणश्चाभोक्ता फलभोग्यपि ॥

नित्य-तृप्तः । अपि । अभुञ्जानः । अपि । असमः । सम-दर्शनः । कुर्वन् । अपि । न । कुर्वाणः । च । अभोक्ता । फल-भोगी । अपि ।

Recitation with translationAtma Upanishad 13

nityatṛpto 'py abhuñjāno 'py asamaḥ samadarśanaḥ | kurvann api na kurvāṇaś cābhoktā phalabhogy api ||

Aunque siempre colmado, es como si no disfrutara; sin igual, y sin embargo ve con ecuanimidad. Aunque actúa, no es agente; aunque no es gozador, es como si experimentara los frutos.

Though ever satisfied, he is as though not enjoying; unequaled, yet seeing equally. Though acting, he is not an agent; though a non-enjoyer, he is as though an experiencer of results.

nityatṛptaḥever-satisfied
nityatṛptaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootnitya-tṛpta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्
apieven though
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअपि-कारः
abhuñjānaḥnot eating / not enjoying
abhuñjānaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Root√bhuj (धातु)
Formशतृ (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; नञ्-प्रत्ययेन निषेधः
apieven though
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअपि-कारः
asamaḥunequalled, incomparable
asamaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Roota-sama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्
sama-darśanaḥone who sees equally
sama-darśanaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootsama-darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्
kurvandoing
kurvan:
TypeAdjective
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formशतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्
apieven though
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअपि-कारः
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध
kurvāṇaḥas (one) doing
kurvāṇaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formशानच् (present middle participle), आत्मनेपदी; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय
abhoktānon-enjoyer (not the experiencer)
abhoktā:
TypeNoun
Roota-bhoktṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्
phala-bhogī(yet) an enjoyer of results
phala-bhogī:
TypeAdjective
Rootphala-bhogin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्
apieven
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअपि-कारः
  • nityatṛpto 'py = nityatṛptaḥ + api
  • abhuñjāno 'py = abhuñjānaḥ + api
  • kurvāṇaś cābhoktā = kurvāṇaḥ + ca + abhoktā (visarga sandhi; ca + a-)
  • phalabhogy api = phala-bhogī + api (vowel sandhi)
Akartṛtva/abhoktṛtva; samadarśana; jīvanmukta-lakṣaṇaMahavakya: Aligns with ‘prajñānam brahma’ and ‘aham brahmāsmi’: as pure consciousness, the Self is not the agent/enjoyer though actions and experiences appear in the empirical field.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh

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