Verse 13

Avadhuta

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तदेव कृतकृत्यत्वं प्रतियोगिपुरःसरम् । अनुसन्दधदेवायमेवं तृप्यति नित्यशः॥१३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तत् । एव । कृत-कृत्यत्वम् । प्रतियोगि-पुरःसरम् । अनुसन्दधत् । एव । अयम् । एवम् । तृप्यति । नित्यशः ॥१३॥

IAST Transliteration

tad eva kṛtakṛtyatvaṃ pratiyogipuraḥsaram | anusandadhad evāyam evaṃ tṛpyati nityaśaḥ ||13||

Translation

प्रतियोगियों (विपरीत कल्पनाओं) से पूर्वगामी वही कृतकृत्यता है; ऐसा अनुसंधान करते हुए यह पुरुष सदा तृप्त रहता है।

Academic Translation

That alone is accomplishedness (kṛtakṛtyatva), preceded by its counter-correlates; reflecting thus, this one is satisfied always.

Verse Context

• Kṛtakṛtyatā and tṛpti (contentment) born of jñāna; sublation of dualities (pratiyogin)
• Mahavakya: Corroborates mahāvākya-realization as yielding nitya-tṛpti (ever-satisfaction) when the Self is known as complete (pūrṇa).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)