Major Upaniṣads · 8.8
सत्यं ज्ञानं अनन्तं ब्रह्म
satyaṁ jñānaṁ anantaṁ brahma
“Brahman is truth, knowledge, and infinite.”
Structure
Padaccheda — word separation
satyaṁ jñānaṁ anantaṁ brahma
Anvaya — prose reordering
brahma (Brahman) satyaṁ (is true) jñānaṁ (is knowledge) anantaṁ (is infinite)
Word-by-Word Grammar
| Word | IAST | Type | Grammar | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| satyaṁ | satyaṁ | noun | nominative · neuter · neuter | true reality |
| jñānaṁ | jñānaṁ | noun | nominative · neuter · neuter | knowledge |
| anantaṁ | anantaṁ | noun | nominative · neuter · neuter | infinite |
| brahma | brahma | noun | nominative · neuter · neuter | Brahman |
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