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तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो ।स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदं सर्वं तत्सत्यं स आत्मा तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
tattvamasi śvetaketo | sa ya eṣo'ṇimaitadātmyamidaṃ sarvaṃ tatsatyaṃ sa ātmā tattvamasi śvetaketo
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
The famous Mahavakya "Tat Tvam Asi" — Thou Art That — from the Chandogya Upanishad. Uddalaka teaches his son Shvetaketu through nine days of analogies, culminating in this declaration. The finest essence that pervades all existence is identical with the Self in you. This is not a metaphor or a hope — it is the direct declaration of the sage to his son.
तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो। जो यह सूक्ष्मतम सार है — यह सारा जगत उसी को आत्मा के रूप में धारण करता है। वही सत्य है। वही आत्मा है। तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
That art thou, O Shvetaketu. That which is the finest essence — this whole world has that as its Self. That is the real. That is the Self. That art thou, O Shvetaketu.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो । स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदं सर्वं तत्सत्यं स आत्मा तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
That art thou, O Shvetaketu. That which is the finest essence — this whole world has that as its Self. That is the real. That is the Self. That art thou, O Shvetaketu.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
The famous Mahavakya "Tat Tvam Asi" — Thou Art That — from the Chandogya Upanishad. Uddalaka teaches his son Shvetaketu through nine days of analogies, culminating in this declaration. The finest essence that pervades all existence is identical with the Self in you. This is not a metaphor or a hope — it is the direct declaration of the sage to his son.
The famous Mahavakya "Tat Tvam Asi" — Thou Art That — from the Chandogya Upanishad. Uddalaka teaches his son Shvetaketu through nine days of analogies, culminating in this declaration. The finest essence that pervades all existence is identical with the Self in you. This is not a metaphor or a hope — it is the direct declaration of the sage to his son.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो। देह के पदार्थ बदलते रहते हैं, पर जानने का बोध बना रहता है। यह पंक्ति उसी अंतर को कहती है — जो बदलता है वह आवरण है, जो जानता है वह निरंतर 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.
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- 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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