Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 1.20 · Ashtavakra speaks
As the same all-pervading ether exists both inside and outside a jar, so the eternal, all-pervasive Brahman exists in all beings.
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एकम्
ekam
the one, singular
adjective, neuter, nominative singular
सर्वगतम्
sarvagataṃ
all-pervading, going everywhere
compound adjective (sarva + gata), neuter, nominative singular
व्योम
vyoma
ether, sky, space (ākāśa)
noun, neuter, nominative singular
बहिर्
bahir
outside, external
indeclinable adverb
अन्तर्
antar
inside, internal
indeclinable adverb
घटे
ghaṭe
in a jar, in a pot
noun, masculine, locative singular
नित्यम्
nityam
eternal, permanent
adjective, neuter, nominative singular
निरन्तरम्
nirantaram
without interval, continuous, all-pervasive
adjective, neuter, nominative singular
ब्रह्म
brahma
Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate Reality
noun, neuter, nominative singular
Brahman: the infinite, absolute Reality of Advaita Vedānta. Just as ether inside a jar and outside it is one and the same ether, the individual Self and universal Brahman are non-different.
सर्वभूतगणे
sarvabhūtagaṇe
in all groups of beings, in all creatures
compound noun (sarva + bhūta + gaṇa), masculine, locative singular