Adhyatma Upanishad: Verse 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वात्मन्यारोपिता शेषाभासवस्तुनिरासतः । स्वयमेव परंब्रह्म पूर्णमद्वयमक्रियम्॥२१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

स्व-आत्मनि आरोपिताः शेष-आभास-वस्तु-निरासतः । स्वयम् एव परम् ब्रह्म पूर्णम् अद्वयम् अक्रियम् ॥२१॥

Recitation with translationAdhyatma Upanishad 21

IAST Transliteration

svātmany āropitāḥ śeṣābhāsavastu-nirāsataḥ | svayam eva paraṃ brahma pūrṇam advayam akriyam ||21||

Translation

जब तुम अपने आप पर जो भी बात चिपका ली है, वो सच में नहीं है यह समझ में आता है। तब खुद से ही वो बड़ा ब्रह्मन दिखने लगता है। वो पूरा है, दूसरा कोई नहीं, और उससे कोई काम नहीं करना पड़ता।

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Academic Translation

Upon the elimination of the residual entity that appears as though remaining—(all of which is) superimposed upon one’s own Self—the Supreme Brahman is (known) by itself: complete, non-dual, and actionless.

Word by Word

स्वात्मनि

स्वात्मनि:

आरोपिताः

आरोपिताः:

शेषाभासवस्तु

शेषाभासवस्तु:

निरासतः

निरासतः:

स्वयम्

स्वयम्:

एव

एव:

परम्

परम्:

ब्रह्म

ब्रह्म:

पूर्णम्

पूर्णम्:

अद्वयम्

अद्वयम्:

अक्रियम्

अक्रियम्:

Verse Context

• Adhyāsa (superimposition) and its sublation revealing nirguṇa Brahman
• Mahavakya: Implicitly supports identity-teachings like ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ (Māṇḍūkya 2) by describing removal of superimposition to reveal Brahman as Self
• Atharva
• Śaunaka (traditionally associated with Māṇḍūkya and later Advaita prakaraṇa literature) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like cadence; 2 pādas with ~16 mātrā/8 syllable feel per half, typical of later Vedānta prakaraṇa verses)