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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 2 · Sāṅkhya Yoga

Shloka 2.17

Lesson 64 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Self, steadiness, right action and foundational teachings. What changes when action is guided by clear understanding rather than fear of results?

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Shloka · Devanagari

अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

avināśhi tu tadviddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatamvināśham avyayasyāsya na kaśhchit kartum arhati

Sandhi-vicheda

avināśhi+tu+tat+viddhi+yena+sarvam+idam+tatam+vināśham+avyayasya+asya+na kaśhchit+kartum+arhati

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Meaning of each word

avināśhisource form

indestructible

tusource form

indeed

tatsource form

that

viddhisource form

know

yenasource form

by whom

sarvamsource form

entire

idamsource form

this

tatamsource form

pervaded

vināśhamsource form

destruction

avyayasyasource form

of the imperishable

asyasource form

of it

na kaśhchitsource form

no one

kartumsource form

to cause

arhatisource form

is able

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।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

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