Chapter 2 · Verse 17
Transcendental Knowledge
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्। विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति
avināśhi tu tadviddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam vināśham avyayasyāsya na kaśhchit kartum arhati
Word Meanings
avināśhi — indestructible; tu — indeed; tat — that; viddhi — know; yena — by whom; sarvam — entire; idam — this; tatam — pervaded; vināśham — destruction; avyayasya — of the imperishable; asya — of it; na kaśhchit — no one; kartum — to cause; arhati — is able
Translation
Know that which pervades this entire world to be indestructible. No one can bring about the destruction of this imperishable essence.