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Avadhuta Upanishad: Verse 10

आपूर्यमाणम् अचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् । तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ॥१०॥

आपूर्यमाणम् । अचल-प्रतिष्ठम् । समुद्रम् । आपः । प्रविशन्ति । यद्वत् । तद्वत् । कामाः । यम् । प्रविशन्ति । सर्वे । सः । शान्तिम् । आप्नोति । न । काम-कामी ॥१०॥

Recitation with translationAvadhuta Upanishad 10

āpūryamāṇam acalapratiṣṭhaṃ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat | tadvat kāmā yaṃ praviśanti sarve sa śāntim āpnoti na kāmakāmī ||10||

ดุจสายน้ำไหลเข้าสู่มหาสมุทร ซึ่งแม้ถูกเติมเต็มก็ยังมั่นคงไม่หวั่นไหว ฉันใด ความปรารถนาทั้งปวงก็ไหลเข้าสู่เขาฉันนั้น เขาย่อมบรรลุศานติ—มิใช่ผู้ที่ใฝ่ปรารถนาในความปรารถนา

As waters enter the ocean, which is being filled yet remains unmoving in its foundation, so all desires enter him; he attains peace—not the one who desires desires.

āpūryamāṇambeing filled
āpūryamāṇam:
TypeVerb
Root√pṝ (dhātu)
Formpresent passive participle (śānac), napuṃsaka, accusative, singular; with preverb ā-
acala-pratiṣṭhamfirmly established, unmoving
acala-pratiṣṭham:
TypeAdjective
Rootacalapratiṣṭha (prātipadika)
Formnapuṃsaka, accusative, singular
samudramocean
samudram:
TypeNoun
Rootsamudra (prātipadika)
Formpuṃliṅga, accusative, singular
āpaḥwaters
āpaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootap (prātipadika)
Formstrīliṅga, nominative, plural (irregular)
praviśantienter
praviśanti:
TypeVerb
Root√viś (dhātu)
Formlaṭ, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural; with preverb pra-
yadvatas/just like
yadvat:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyadvat (avyaya)
Formavyaya (comparative particle)
tadvatso/likewise
tadvat:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadvat (avyaya)
Formavyaya (correlative comparative)
kāmāḥdesires
kāmāḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootkāma (prātipadika)
Formpuṃliṅga, nominative, plural
yamwhom
yam:
TypeNoun
Rootyad (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
Formpuṃliṅga, accusative, singular (relative pronoun)
praviśantienter
praviśanti:
TypeVerb
Root√viś (dhātu)
Formlaṭ, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural; with preverb pra-
sarveall
sarve:
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (prātipadika)
Formpuṃliṅga, nominative, plural
saḥhe
saḥ:
TypeNoun
Roottad (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
Formpuṃliṅga, nominative, singular (sarvanāma)
śāntimpeace
śāntim:
TypeNoun
Rootśānti (prātipadika)
Formstrīliṅga, accusative, singular
āpnotiattains
āpnoti:
TypeVerb
Root√āp (dhātu)
Formlaṭ, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (avyaya)
Formnegation, avyaya
kāmakāmīa desire-driven person
kāmakāmī:
TypeNoun
Rootkāmakāmin (prātipadika)
Formpuṃliṅga, nominative, singular
  • acala+pratiṣṭham → acalapratiṣṭham (karmadhāraya)
  • samudram+āpaḥ → samudram āpaḥ (hiatus retained)
  • tadvat+kāmāḥ → tadvatkāmāḥ (tadvat + k-)
  • kāma+kāmī → kāmakāmī (tatpuruṣa)
Śānti through desirelessness (akāmatā); fullness (pūrṇatā) of the SelfMahavakya: Echoes the realization implied by ‘ayam ātmā brahma’: the Self is full and unmoved; desires may appear but do not compel.AtharvaChandas: Triṣṭubh-like (matches Bhagavad Gītā 2.70 meter/style)

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