Verse 11

Avadhuta

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न निरोधो न चोत्पत्तिर्न बद्धो न च साधकः । न मुमुक्षुर्न वै मुक्त इत्येषा परमार्थता॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

न । निरोधः । न । च । उत्पत्तिः । न । बद्धः । न । च । साधकः । न । मुमुक्षुः । न । वै । मुक्तः । इति । एषा । परमार्थता ॥११॥

IAST Transliteration

na nirodho na cotpattir na baddho na ca sādhakaḥ | na mumukṣur na vai mukta ity eṣā paramārthatā ||11||

Translation

நிரோதமும் இல்லை, உற்பத்தியும் இல்லை; பந்தப்பட்டவனும் இல்லை, சாதகனும் இல்லை. முமுக்ஷுவும் இல்லை, உண்மையில் முக்தனும் இல்லை—இதுவே பரமார்த்த சத்தியம்.

Academic Translation

There is no cessation, nor indeed origination; none is bound, nor is there a practitioner. There is no seeker of liberation, nor truly any liberated one—this is the highest truth.

Verse Context

• Ajātivāda / non-origination; paramārtha-sattā (absolute standpoint)
• Mahavakya: Supports the purport of ‘अहं ब्रह्मास्मि’ (Aham brahmāsmi) and ‘तत्त्वमसि’ (Tat tvam asi) by negating all dualistic roles (bondage, practice, liberation) in the absolute.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)