Sanskrit · Devanagari
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्। विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥
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avināśi tu tadviddhi yena sarvamidaṃ tatam vināśamavyayasyāsya na kaścitkartumarhati
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Know that to be indestructible which pervades all this the destruction of that inexhaustible (principle) none can bring about.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।2.17।। अविनाशि न विनष्टुं शीलं यस्येति। तु शब्दः असतो विशेषणार्थः। तत् विद्धि विजानीहि। किम् येन सर्वम् इदं जगत् ततं व्याप्तं सदाख्येन ब्रह्मणा साकाशम् आकाशेनेव घटादयः। विनाशम् अदर्शनम् अभावम्। अव्ययस्य न व्येति उपचयापचयौ न याति इति अव्ययं तस्य अव्ययस्य। नैतत् सदाख्यं ब्रह्म स्वेन रूपेण व्येति व्यभिचरति निरवयवत्वात् देहादिवत्। नाप्यात्मीयेन आत्मीयाभावात्। यथा देवदत्तो धनहान्या व्येति न तु एवं ब्रह्म व्येति। अतः अव्ययस्य अस्य ब्रह्मणः विनाशं न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति न कश्चित् अत्मानं विनाशयितुं शक्नोति ईश्वरोऽपि। आत्मा हि ब्रह्म स्वात्मनि च क्रियाविरोधात्।। किं पुनस्तदसत् यत्स्वात्मसत्तां व्यभिचरतीति उच्यते
1028ed06e854…Rāmānuja
2.17 Know that the self in its essential nature is imperishable. The whole of insentient matter, which is different (from the self), is pervaded by the self. Because of pervasiveness and extreme subtlety, the self cannot be destroyed; for every entity other than the self is capable of being pervaded by the self, and hence they are grosser than It. Destructive agents like weapons, water, wind, fire etc., pervade the substances to be destroyed and disintegrate them. Even hammers and such other instruments rouse wind through violent contact with the objects and thery destroy their objects. So, the essential nature of the self being subtler than anything else, It is imperishable. (The Lord) now says that the bodies are perishable:
e0d1ba247723…Swami Sivananda
English Commentary By Swami Sivananda2.17 अविनाशि indestructible? तु indeed? तत् That? विद्धि know (thou)? येन by which? सर्वम् all? इदम् this? ततम् is pervaded? विनाशम् destruction? अव्ययस्य अस्य of this Imperishable? न not? कश्चित् anyone? कर्तुम् to do? अर्हति is able.Commentary -- Brahman or Atman pervades all the objects like ether. Even if the pot is broken? the ether that is within and without the pot cannot be destroyed. Even so? if the bodies and all other objects perish? Brahman or the Self that pervades them cannot perish. It is the living Truth? Sat.Brahman has no parts. There cannot be either increase or diminution in Brahman. People are ruined by loss of wealth. But Brahman does not suffer any loss in that way. It is inexhaustible. Therefore? none can bring about the disappearance or destruction of the Self. It always exists. It is always allfull and selfcontained. It is Existence Absolute. It is immutable.
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