Amritnada Upanishad: Verse 4

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॥

Recitation with translationAmritnada Upanishad 4

IAST Transliteration

mātrāliṅgapadaṃ tyaktvā śabdavyañjanavarjitam |

asvareṇa makāreṇa padaṃ sūkṣmaṃ ca gacchati ||4||

Translation

ละ ‘ภาวะแห่งคำ’ ที่มีมาตราและลิงคะเป็นเครื่องหมาย ซึ่งปราศจากเสียงพยางค์และการเปล่งพยัญชนะ แล้วเข้าถึงภาวะอันละเอียดด้วย ‘มการะ’ อันไร้สระ।

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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).

Word by Word

• मात्रालिङ्गपदम्: the syllabic/marked word (with mātrā and sign)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्रा-लिङ्ग-पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• शब्दव्यञ्जनवर्जितम्: devoid of sound and consonantal articulation
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शब्द-व्यञ्जन-वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पदं विशेषयति)

• अस्वरेण: by the toneless (soundless)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन (करणे)

• मकारेण: by the letter ‘ma’
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पदम्: the state/step (goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सूक्ष्मम्: subtle
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पदं विशेषयति)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Sandhi Notes

• मात्रालिङ्गपदं → मात्रा + लिङ्ग + पदम्
• शब्दव्यञ्जनवर्जितम् → शब्द + व्यञ्जन + वर्जितम्

About this Verse

Central concept

Praṇava’s dissolution into the subtle (nāda → anāhata/niḥśabda); transcendence of vāc (speech) toward Brahman

The mahavakyas

Supports the movement from verbal indication (śabda) to direct realization (aparokṣa), where mahāvākya meaning is assimilated and words fall silent.

Veda

Krishna Yajur Veda

Chandas

Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

Yoga and practice

Instruction for Oṃ-dhyāna: refine from audible recitation to subtle resonance (m-kāra), then to soundless absorption; aligns with nāda-anusandhāna and pratyāhāra leading to dhyāna.