Mandukya Upanishad 2 — Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्वं ह्येतद् ब्रह्मायमात्मा ब्रह्म सोऽयमात्मा चतुष्पात् ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सर्वम् । हि । एतत् । ब्रह्म । अयम् । आत्मा । ब्रह्म । सः । अयम् । आत्मा । चतुष्पात् ॥

IAST Transliteration

sarvaṃ hy etad brahma ayam ātmā brahma so ’yam ātmā catuṣpāt ||2||

Translation

En verdad, todo esto es Brahman. Este Sí mismo (Ātman) es Brahman. Este mismo Sí mismo tiene cuatro cuartos, cuatro “pies” (cuatro aspectos).

Academic Translation

For all this indeed is Brahman. This Self is Brahman. This very Self has four quarters (four ‘feet’).

Verse Context

• Ātman–Brahman identity; four pādas (quarters) culminating in turīya
• Mahavakya: Directly expresses the mahāvākya ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ (Māṇḍūkya’s signature great saying).
• Atharva
• Atharva-veda (Śaunaka tradition; commonly transmitted as part of the Atharva corpus) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose