Maitreya Upanishad 20 — Verse 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अखण्डाकाशरूपोऽस्मि ह्यखण्डाकारमस्म्यहम् ।

प्रपञ्चमुक्तचित्तोऽस्मि प्रपञ्चरहितोऽस्म्यहम् ॥२०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अखण्ड-आकाश-रूपः अस्मि । हि अखण्ड-आकारम् अस्मि अहम् ।

प्रपञ्च-मुक्त-चित्तः अस्मि । प्रपञ्च-रहितः अस्मि अहम् ॥२०॥

IAST Transliteration

akhaṇḍākāśa-rūpo 'smi hy akhaṇḍākāram asmy aham |

prapañca-mukta-citto 'smi prapañca-rahito 'smy aham ||20||

Translation

Aku berhakikat ruang yang tidak terbelah; sesungguhnya aku berwujud tanpa pecah-belah. Fikiranku bebas daripada kepelbagaian fenomena; aku tanpa seluruh alam fenomena itu.

Academic Translation

I am of the nature of undivided space; indeed I am of undivided form. I am one whose mind is freed from the phenomenal manifold; I am devoid of the phenomenal manifold.

Verse Context

• Brahman/Ātman as akhaṇḍa (indivisible) and prapañca-śūnya (free of phenomenal projection)
• Mahavakya: Directly reinforces ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ through akhaṇḍa-ākāra identity; also harmonizes with ‘prajñānaṃ brahma’ by implying consciousness as non-fragmented and non-objectifiable.
• Yajur
• Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda (Maitrāyaṇīya śākhā) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)