Prashna Upanishad: Verse 3.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मै स होवाचातिप्रश्चान् पृच्छसि ब्रह्मिष्ठोऽसीति तस्मात्तेऽहं ब्रवीमि ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तस्मै । सः । ह । उवाच । अतिप्रश्चान् । पृच्छसि । ब्रह्मिष्ठः । असि । इति । तस्मात् । ते । अहम् । ब्रवीमि ॥२॥

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 3.2

IAST Transliteration

tasmai sa hovācātiprścān pṛcchasi brahmiṣṭho'sīti tasmāt te'haṃ bravīmi ||2||

Translation

Kepadanya beliau berkata: 'Engkau bertanya soalan yang amat mendalam. Engkau amat mahir dalam Brahman. Oleh itu, aku akan menerangkannya kepadamu.'

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Academic Translation

To him he said: 'You ask exceedingly deep questions. You are deeply versed in Brahman. Therefore, I shall tell you.'

Verse Context

• Guru-shishya parampara and depth of inquiry
• Mahavakya: No direct mahavakya, but the acknowledgment of Kausalya as 'brahmiṣṭha' resonates with the spirit of Tat Tvam Asi—the recognition of the disciple's inherent identity with Brahman as a precondition for receiving the highest teaching.
• Atharva Veda
• Paippalada Shakha
• Chandas: Prose