Maitreya Upanishad 17 — Verse 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यत्किञ्चिदपि हीनोऽस्मि स्वल्पमप्यति नास्म्यहम् । हृदयग्रन्थिहीनोऽस्मि हृदयाम्भोजमध्यगः ॥१७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

यत्-किञ्चित् अपि हीनः अस्मि । स्वल्पम् अपि अति न अस्मि अहम् । हृदय-ग्रन्थि-हीनः अस्मि । हृदय-अम्भोज-मध्य-गः ॥१७॥

IAST Transliteration

yat-kiñcid api hīno ’smi svalpam apy ati na ’smy aham | hṛdaya-granthi-hīno ’smi hṛdayāmbhoja-madhya-gaḥ ||17||

Translation

میں کسی شے میں ہرگز ناقص نہیں؛ نہ میں کسی طور پر، ذرا سا بھی، حد سے زائد ہوں۔ میں دل کی گرہ سے آزاد ہوں؛ میں قلب کے کنول کے وسط میں مقیم ہوں۔

Academic Translation

I am not deficient in anything whatsoever; nor am I in any way excessive, even slightly. I am free from the knot of the heart; I abide in the middle of the lotus of the heart.

Verse Context

• Mokṣa as freedom from hṛdaya-granthi (knot of ignorance/ego) and inner abidance of the Self
• Mahavakya: Echoes the import of ‘tat tvam asi’ as completeness/non-deficiency of the Self when identity with Brahman is known; also aligns with ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ via the heart-seat imagery of the Self.
• Yajur
• Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Maitrāyaṇīya śākhā) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)