1.4.1

In the beginning, this (universe) was but the self (Virāj) of a human form. He reflected and found nothing else but himself. He first uttered, ‘I am he.’ Therefore he was called Aham (I). Hence, to this day, when a person is addressed, he first says, ‘It is I,’ and then says the other name that he may have. Because he was first and before this whole (band of aspirants) burnt all evils, therefore he is called Puruṣa. He who knows thus indeed burns one who wants to be (Virāj) before him.

ātmaivedamagra —

आत्मैवेदमग्र
āsītpuruṣavidhaḥ —

आसीत्पुरुषविधः
so'nuvīkṣya —

सोऽनुवीक्ष्य
nānyadātmano'paśyat —

नान्यदात्मनोऽपश्यत्
so'hamasmītyagre —

सोऽहमस्मीत्यग्रे
vyāharat —

व्याहरत्
tato'haṃnāmābhavat —

ततोऽहंनामाभवत्
tasmādapyetarhyāmantrito'hamayamityevāgra —

तस्मादप्येतर्ह्यामन्त्रितोऽहमयमित्येवाग्र
uktvāthānyannāma —

उक्त्वाथान्यन्नाम
prabrūte —

प्रब्रूते
yadasya —

यदस्य
bhavati —

भवति
sa —

स
yatpūrvo'smātsarvasmātsarvānpāpmana —

यत्पूर्वोऽस्मात्सर्वस्मात्सर्वान्पाप्मन
auṣat —

अउषत्
tasmātpuruṣah —

तस्मात्पुरुषह्
oṣati —

ओषति
ha —

ह
vai —

वै
sa —

स
tam —

तम्
yo'smātpūrvo —

योऽस्मात्पूर्वो
bubhūṣati —

बुभूषति
ya —

य
evaṃ —

एवं
veda —

वेद