Verse 32

Niralamba

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विद्वानिति च सर्वान्तरस्थस्वसंविद्रूपविद्विद्वान् ॥३२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

विद्वान् । इति । च । सर्व-अन्तर-स्थ । स्व-संविद्-रूप । विद्वान् ॥

IAST Transliteration

vidvān iti ca sarvāntarastha-svasaṃvid-rūpa-vid vidvān ॥32॥

Translation

‘வித்வான்’ என்பவன்—அனைவரின் உள்ளிலும் உறையும் ஸ்வஸம்வித்-சொரூபத்தை அறிந்து, அதே சொரூபமாக நிலைபெறுபவனே வித்வான்.

Academic Translation

And ‘knower’—the knower is one who knows (and is) the form of self-awareness (svasaṃvid) abiding within all.

Verse Context

• Ātman/Brahman as svasaṃvid (self-luminous consciousness)
• Mahavakya: Aligns especially with ‘प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म’ (Prajñānam brahma): Brahman is consciousness itself, the inner self-awareness in all.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose