Niralamba Upanishad 2 — Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एषामज्ञानजन्तूनां समस्तारिष्टशान्तये । यद्यद्बोद्धव्यमखिलं तदाशङ्क्य ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

एषाम् । अज्ञान-जन्तूनाम् । समस्त-आरिष्ट-शान्तये । यत्-यत् । बोद्धव्यम् । अखिलम् । तत् । आशङ्क्य । ब्रवीमि । अहम् ।

IAST Transliteration

eṣām ajñānajantūnāṃ samastāriṣṭaśāntaye | yadyad boddhavyam akhilaṃ tad āśaṅkya bravīmy aham ||2||

Translation

無明にあるこれらの衆生の、あらゆる災いを鎮めるために、知られるべきことのすべてを余すところなく、わたしアーシャンキヤが熟考のうえ宣説する。

Academic Translation

For the pacification of all misfortunes of these beings who are in ignorance, whatever is to be known in its entirety—I, Āśaṅkya, declare that.

Verse Context

• Ajñāna as the root of suffering; teaching (upadeśa) aimed at śānti through knowledge
• Mahavakya: Preparatory: frames the instruction that culminates in mahāvākya-style non-dual knowledge removing ajñāna.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)