Maitreya Upanishad 18 — Verse 18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

षड्विकारविहीनोऽस्मि षट्कोषरहितोऽस्म्यहम् । अरिषड्वर्गमुक्तोऽस्मि अन्तरादन्तरोऽस्म्यहम् ॥१८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

षट्-विकार-विहीनः अस्मि । षट्-कोष-रहितः अस्मि अहम् । अरि-षट्-वर्ग-मुक्तः अस्मि । अन्तरात् अन्तरः अस्मि अहम् ॥१८॥

IAST Transliteration

ṣaḍ-vikāra-vihīno ’smi ṣaṭ-koṣa-rahito ’smy aham | ari-ṣaḍ-varga-mukto ’smi antarād antaraḥ ’smy aham ||18||

Translation

Aku bebas daripada enam perubahan; aku melampaui enam selubung (kosa). Aku terlepas daripada enam musuh batin; akulah Yang Paling Dalam, lebih dalam daripada yang terdalam.

Academic Translation

I am devoid of the six modifications; I am free from the six sheaths. I am liberated from the sixfold group of enemies; I am the inner one, more interior than the interior.

Verse Context

• Neti-neti negation of upādhis; Ātman as the innermost witness beyond vikāras, kośas, and inner enemies
• Mahavakya: Strongly supports ‘prajñānam brahma’ and ‘aham brahmāsmi’ in spirit: the ‘inmost’ consciousness is distinct from all changing layers and is the true ‘I’.
• Yajur
• Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Maitrāyaṇīya śākhā) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)