Verse 31
Atma
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
न निरोधो न चोत्पत्तिर्न बद्धो न च साधकः । न मुमुक्षुर्न वै मुक्त इत्येषा परमार्थता ॥३१॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
न । निरोधः । न । च । उत्पत्तिः । न । बद्धः । न । च । साधकः । न । मुमुक्षुः । न । वै । मुक्तः । इति । एषा । परमार्थता ।
IAST Transliteration
na nirodho na cotpattir na baddho na ca sādhakaḥ | na mumukṣur na vai mukta ity eṣā paramārthatā ||31||
Translation
Tidak ada penghentian, dan tidak pula kelahiran; tiada yang terikat, tiada pula pelaku sadhana. Tiada pencari moksha, dan tiada juga yang telah bebas—itulah kebenaran tertinggi (realitas mutlak).
Academic Translation
There is no cessation, nor indeed origination; none is bound, nor is there a practitioner. There is no seeker of liberation, nor indeed anyone liberated—this is the highest truth (ultimate reality).
Verse Context
Ajātivāda (non-origination) and paramārtha-sattā (ultimate reality) in Advaita VedāntaMahavakya: Supports the import of identity taught by mahāvākyas (e.g., ‘अहं ब्रह्मास्मि’, ‘तत्त्वमसि’) by negating all transactional distinctions of bound/seeker/liberated at the paramārtha level.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)