[Advaita-l] Shortest Sentence in English is a Mahaa Vaakya?

[Venkata sriram P]

Namaste,

///////

What is a Mahaa Vaakya?

//////

shrI vidyAraNya muni in His bhASya on taittiriya shikSa says:

dvividhaM hi vEdAnta vAkyaM avAntara vAkyaM mahAvAkyaM cha iti /
jagatkAraNa brahmaNaH yat tAtvika rUpaM tasya bOdhakaM avAntara
vAkyaM ; jIva brahmaNOH tAdAtmya bOdhakaM mahAvAkyaM //

There are only two vAkyAs ie., 1) avAntara 2) mahA.  That which
establishes the identity of jiva and brahman is called mahAvAkya.

rAmaM bhajE tArakaM
bhavadIyaH,
sriram