Verse 4

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मात्रालिङ्गपदं त्यक्त्वा शब्दव्यञ्जनवर्जितम् ।

अस्वरेण मकारेण पदं सूक्ष्मं च गच्छति ॥४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

मात्रा-लिङ्ग-पदम् । त्यक्त्वा । शब्द-व्यञ्जन-वर्जितम् ।

अ-स्वरेण । म-कारेण । पदम् । सूक्ष्मम् । च । गच्छति ॥४॥

IAST Transliteration

mātrāliṅgapadaṃ tyaktvā śabdavyañjanavarjitam |

asvareṇa makāreṇa padaṃ sūkṣmaṃ ca gacchati ||4||

Translation

ਮਾਤਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ-ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਵਾਲੇ ‘ਪਦ’ ਨੂੰ ਤਿਆਗ ਕੇ, ਸ਼ਬਦ ਤੇ ਵਿਆੰਜਨ ਉਚਾਰਣ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ, ਸੁਰ-ਰਹਿਤ ‘ਮਕਾਰ’ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਸੁਖਮ ਪਦ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Academic Translation

Abandoning the ‘word-state’ characterized by measures (mātrā) and signs (liṅga), devoid of phoneme and consonantal articulation, one proceeds to the subtle state by the ‘m’ (makāra) without vowel (asvara).

Verse Context

• Praṇava’s dissolution into the subtle (nāda → anāhata/niḥśabda); transcendence of vāc (speech) toward Brahman
• Mahavakya: Supports the movement from verbal indication (śabda) to direct realization (aparokṣa), where mahāvākya meaning is assimilated and words fall silent.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)