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अहं ब्रह्मास्मि
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
ahaṃ brahmāsmi
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The most direct of the four Mahavakyas (Great Sayings). Not "I am a part of Brahman" or "Brahman is within me" — but the total, unqualified identity: I AM Brahman. The individual self (Atman) and the universal Self (Brahman) are one. This is the culminating insight of the entire Vedantic tradition.
मैं ब्रह्म हूँ।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
I am Brahman.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
अहं ब्रह्मास्मि ।
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
I am Brahman.
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
The most direct of the four Mahavakyas (Great Sayings). Not "I am a part of Brahman" or "Brahman is within me" — but the total, unqualified identity: I AM Brahman. The individual self (Atman) and the universal Self (Brahman) are one. This is the culminating insight of the entire Vedantic tradition.
The most direct of the four Mahavakyas (Great Sayings). Not "I am a part of Brahman" or "Brahman is within me" — but the total, unqualified identity: I AM Brahman. The individual self (Atman) and the universal Self (Brahman) are one. This is the culminating insight of the entire Vedantic tradition.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
मैं ब्रह्म हूँ। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती है।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
स्रोतSources and editionSources and editionस्रोत एवं संस्करण
- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
- Hindi: not flagged as AI · English: not flagged as AI
- Explanation, reflection, research
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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