Atma Upanishad 22: Verse 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तथैव ब्रह्मविच्छ्रेष्ठः सदा ब्रह्मैव नापरः । घटे नष्टे यथा व्योम व्योमैव भवति स्वयम् ॥२२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तथा । एव । ब्रह्म-वित्-श्रेष्ठः । सदा । ब्रह्म । एव । न । अपरः । घटे । नष्टे । यथा । व्योम । व्योम । एव । भवति । स्वयम् ॥२२॥

Sanskrit recitationAtma Upanishad 22

IAST Transliteration

tathaiva brahmavicchreṣṭhaḥ sadā brahmaiva nāparaḥ | ghaṭe naṣṭe yathā vyoma vyomaiva bhavati svayam ||22||

Translation

同样，最胜的梵知者恒常唯是梵，并非他物；如同瓦罐破碎时，罐中虚空自然而然归为虚空本身。

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Academic Translation

So too, the best of knowers of Brahman is always Brahman alone, not other; as when a pot is destroyed, the space (within) becomes space alone by itself.

Verse Context

• Jīva–Brahman identity; ghaṭākāśa–mahākāśa illustration; liberation as recognition
• Mahavakya: Aligns with ‘तत् त्वम् असि’ (Tat tvam asi): the ‘inner space’ (tvam) is not other than the vast space (tat).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)