Bhagavad Gita 2.17 — Sankhya Yoga

Verse 16

Chapter 2

Verse 17 of 72

Verse 18

Verse 2.17ॐ

अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् । विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥2.17॥

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2.17 avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṃ tatam vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaś cit kartum arhati

BradOriginal Translation

But know that to be indestructible, By which all this is pervaded. The destruction of this imperishable one, No one is able to perform.

Stoller MillerLiterary

Indestructible is the presence that pervades all this; no one can destroy this unchanging reality.

ZaehnerJesuit

(17) Yes, indestructible [alone] is That—know this—by which this whole universe was spun: no one can bring destruction on That which does not pass away.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

2.17 But know That to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. None can bring about the destruction of this Immutable.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

2.17 Know That to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. None can cause the destruction of This Immutable.

SivanandaVedanta

2.17 Know that to be indestructible, by Which all this is pervaded. None can cause the destruction of That, the Imperishable.

Commentaries

English

Sanskrit Original

Verse 16

Chapter 2

Verse 17 of 72

Verse 18