Shloka 5
अन्तर्वन-विद्यारण्योपमा
The Allegory of the Inner Forest of Knowledge
तस्माद् हस्वतरं नास्ति न ततो$स्ति महत्तरम् | नास्ति तस्मात् सूक्ष्मतरं नास्त्यन्यत् तत्समं सुखम्
tasmād hasvataraṁ nāsti na tato 'sti mahattaram | nāsti tasmāt sūkṣmataraṁ nāsty anyat tat-samaṁ sukham ||
ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അതുകൊണ്ട് അതിനേക്കാൾ ചെറുതൊന്നുമില്ല; അതിനേക്കാൾ വലുതൊന്നുമില്ല; അതിനേക്കാൾ സൂക്ഷ്മമൊന്നുമില്ല; അതിനോട് തുല്യമായ മറ്റൊരു സുഖവും ഇല്ല।
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts the incomparable nature of the ultimate reality (‘That’): it transcends all measures of size and subtlety and is the highest, unmatched bliss—pointing to liberation through realizing the supreme Self.
A Brāhmaṇa speaker delivers a doctrinal statement in a teaching context, emphasizing the supremacy and incomparability of ‘That’ (the highest principle) as part of a broader spiritual instruction within the Ashvamedhika Parva.