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Chapter 2 Verse 25
Original Verse
ऊर्ध्वमूलोऽवाक्शाख एषोऽश्वत्थः सनातनः । तदेव शुक्रं तद् ब्रह्म तदेवामृतमुच्यते । तस्मिँल्लोकाः श्रिताः सर्वे तदु नात्येति कश्चन ॥ २५ ॥

ūrdhvamūlo 'vākśākha eṣo 'śvatthaḥ sanātanaḥ | tad eva śukraṃ tad brahma tad evāmṛtam ucyate | tasmiṃl lokāḥ śritāḥ sarve tad u nātyeti kaścana || 25 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

This eternal Ashvattha tree (of the universe) has its roots above and its branches below. That (root) is called the bright, that is Brahman, that alone is called the Immortal. All worlds rest in it, and no one goes beyond.

Simple English

English Translation

This eternal ashvattha tree has its roots above and its branches below. That root is the radiant one, that is Brahman, that alone is called the Immortal. All worlds rest within it. Nothing goes beyond it.