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Atma Upanishad: Verse 8

तद्वद्ब्रह्मविदोऽप्यस्य ब्रह्माहमिति वेदनम् । भानुनेव जगत्सर्वं भास्यते यस्य तेजसा ॥८॥

तद्वत् । ब्रह्म-विदः । अपि । अस्य । ब्रह्म । अहम् । इति । वेदनम् । भानुना । इव । जगत् । सर्वम् । भास्यते । यस्य । तेजसा ॥

Recitation with translationAtma Upanishad 8

tadvat brahmavido’py asya brahmāham iti vedanam | bhānuneva jagat sarvaṃ bhāsyate yasya tejasā ||8||

तसेच ब्रह्मविदालाही “मी ब्रह्म आहे” हे वेदन निरपेक्ष व तत्क्षणी सिद्ध असते. जसा सूर्याने सर्व जग प्रकाशित होते, तसा ज्याच्या तेजाने समस्त विश्व भासते.

So too, for the knower of Brahman, this knowledge—“I am Brahman”—(is independent/immediate). Like (the world) by the sun, the entire universe is illumined by whose radiance.

tadvatlikewise
tadvat:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadvat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
Formअव्यय (तद् + वत्)
brahmavidaḥof the knower of Brahman
brahmavidaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootbrahmavid (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन
apialso/even
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
asyaof this (one)
asya:
TypePronoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी-एकवचन
brahmaBrahman
brahma:
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
ahamI
aham:
TypePronoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-एकवचन
itithus
iti:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
vedanamrealization/knowing
vedanam:
TypeNoun
Rootvedana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
bhānunāby the sun
bhānunā:
TypeNoun
Rootbhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन
evaindeed/just
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
jagatthe world
jagat:
TypeNoun
Rootjagat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
sarvamall
sarvam:
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (जगत् इति विशेषणम्)
bhāsyateis illumined/appears
bhāsyate:
TypeVerb
Root√bhās (धातु)
Formलट्; कर्मणि-प्रयोग; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
yasyawhose
yasya:
TypePronoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी-एकवचन
tejasāby the radiance/splendor
tejasā:
TypeNoun
Roottejas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन
  • brahmavido’py = brahmavidaḥ + api (विसर्ग-लोप, अवग्रह)
  • brahmāham = brahma + aham (स्वर-सन्धि: अ + अ → आ)
  • bhānuneva = bhānunā + eva (स्वर-सन्धि: आ + ए → ऐ/एव; पदपाठे भानुना एव)
Aham Brahmāsmi; consciousness as self-luminous (svayaṃ-prakāśa) and illuminator of all experienceMahavakya: Directly aligns with ‘Aham Brahmāsmi’ (Bṛhadāraṇyaka) and supports the doctrine of consciousness as the illuminator of all objects.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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