Verse 18

Avadhuta

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शृण्वन्त्वज्ञाततत्त्वास्ते जानन्कस्माञ्छृणोम्यहम् । मन्यन्तां संशयापन्ना न मन्येऽहमसंशयः ॥१८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

शृण्वन्तु । अज्ञात-तत्त्वाः । ते । जानन् । कस्मात् । शृणोमि । अहम् । मन्यन्ताम् । संशय-आपन्नाः । न । मन्ये । अहम् । असंशयः ॥१८॥

IAST Transliteration

śṛṇvantv ajñātatattvāste jānan kasmāc chṛṇomy aham | manyantāṃ saṃśayāpannā na manye 'ham asaṃśayaḥ ||18||

Translation

ਜੋ ਤੱਤ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਉਹ ਸੁਣਨ। ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਮੈਂ ਕਿਉਂ ਸੁਣਾਂ? ਜੋ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਏ ਹਨ ਉਹ ਸੋਚਣ; ਮੈਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੋਚਦਾ—ਮੈਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਸੰਦੇਹ ਹਾਂ।

Academic Translation

Let those who have not known the truth listen. Having known, why should I listen? Let those fallen into doubt think; I do not think—I am free from doubt.

Verse Context

• Jñāna-niṣṭhā (abidance in knowledge) and nivṛtti from saṃśaya (doubt)
• Mahavakya: Aligns with the consummation of mahāvākya-knowledge (e.g., "ahaṃ brahmāsmi") where doubt is resolved (indirect relation).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)