Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeKrishna
Verse 17
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 17
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति॥१७॥
Transliteration
Avinashi Tu Tad Viddhi Yena Sarvam-Idam Tatam.
Vinasham-Avyayasya-Asya Na Kashchit-Kartum-Arhati.||17||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अविनाशिavinashiindestructible
तत्tatthat
विद्धिviddhiknow
येनyenaby which
सर्वम्sarvamall
इदम्idamthis
ततम्tatampervaded
विनाशम्vinashamdestruction
अव्ययस्यavyayasyaof the imperishable
न कश्चित्na kashchitno one
कर्तुम् अर्हतिkartum arhatiis able to cause
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत व्याप्त है, उसे अविनाशी जानो। उस अव्यय (आत्मा) का विनाश कोई भी नहीं कर सकता।
English Translation
Know that to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. No one is able to cause the destruction of that imperishable being.
Commentary (टीका)
The soul pervades the entire body like consciousness pervades our awareness. Just as you cannot destroy space by destroying the pot that contains it, no one can destroy the soul by destroying the body. This all-pervading, indestructible nature of the Atman is the core metaphysical teaching of the Gita.