Bhagavad Gita · 2.17
॥
Devanāgarī
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam |
vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अविनाशिavināśias indestructible, as imperishable.
तुtuindeed, truly.
तत्tatthat.
विद्धिviddhiknow, know indeed.
येनyenaby which.
सर्वम् इदम्sarvam idamall this [body].
ततम्tatamis pervaded, is spread throughout.
विनाशम्vināśamdestruction, annihilation.
अव्ययस्यavyayasyaof the imperishable, of the unchanging, of the inexhaustible.
अस्यasyaof this.
न कश्चित्na kaścitno one.
कर्तुम्kartumto accomplish, to do.
अर्हतिarhatiis able, is capable.
Translation
“Know that which pervades this entire body to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy this imperishable [soul].”
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