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Chapter 5 Verse 15
Original Verse
ऊर्ध्वमूलोऽवाक्शाख एषोऽश्वत्थः सनातनः । तदेव शुक्रं तद् ब्रह्म तदेवामृतमुच्यते । तस्मिँल्लोकाः श्रिताः सर्वे तदु नात्येति कश्चन एतद् वै तत् ॥ १५ ॥

ūrdhvamūlo 'vākśākha eṣo 'śvatthaḥ sanātanaḥ | tad eva śukraṃ tad brahma tad evāmṛtam ucyate | tasmiṃl lokāḥ śritāḥ sarve tad u nātyeti kaścana etad vai tat || 15 ||

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Max Müller

English Translation

This is the eternal Ashvattha tree with its root above and branches below; that (root) is called the bright one, that is Brahman, that is called the Immortal. All worlds are contained in it, and none goes beyond. This, verily, is That.

Simple English

English Translation

This is the eternal ashvattha tree with roots above and branches below. That root is the radiant, that is Brahman, that is called the Immortal. All worlds rest in it. Nothing goes beyond it. This, verily, is That.