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Skanda Upanishad: Verse 5

स एव हि ज्योतिषां ज्योतिः स एव परमेश्वरः । स एव हि परं ब्रह्म तद्ब्रह्माहं न संशयः ॥५॥

सः एव हि ज्योतिषाम् ज्योतिः सः एव परम-ईश्वरः । सः एव हि परम् ब्रह्म तत् ब्रह्म अहम् न संशयः ॥५॥

Recitation with translationSkanda Upanishad 5

sa eva hi jyotiṣāṃ jyotiḥ sa eva parameśvaraḥ | sa eva hi paraṃ brahma tad brahmāhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||5||

ఆయనే జ్యోతులలో జ్యోతి; ఆయనే పరమేశ్వరుడు. ఆయనే పరబ్రహ్మ; ఆ బ్రహ్మనే నేను—సంశయం లేదు.

He alone indeed is the light of lights; he alone is the Supreme Lord. He alone indeed is the supreme Brahman; that Brahman am I—no doubt (of it).

saḥhe/that (one)
saḥ:
TypePronoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
evaalone/indeed
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
hiindeed
hi:
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
jyotiṣāmof (all) lights
jyotiṣām:
TypeNoun
Rootjyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन
jyotiḥthe Light
jyotiḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootjyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
saḥhe/that (one)
saḥ:
TypePronoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
evaalone/indeed
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
parameśvaraḥthe Supreme Lord
parameśvaraḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
saḥhe/that (one)
saḥ:
TypePronoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
evaalone/indeed
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
hiindeed
hi:
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय
paramsupreme
param:
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (ब्रह्मणः विशेषणम्)
brahmaBrahman
brahma:
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
tatthat
tat:
TypePronoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन
brahmaBrahman
brahma:
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन
ahamI
aham:
TypePronoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष; प्रथमा; एकवचन
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध
saṃśayaḥdoubt
saṃśayaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
  • अन्वयतः ‘tad brahmāham’ → tat brahma + aham (स्वर-सन्धि: अ + अ → आ; लिखितरूपे ‘brahmāham’)।
Brahman-Ātman identity; self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) as liberationMahavakya: Directly aligns with ‘aham brahmāsmi’ (I am Brahman) and echoes ‘prajnānam brahma’ via ‘jyotiṣāṃ jyotiḥ’ as consciousness illuminating all.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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