ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते ।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम् ॥
ye tv akṣaram anirdeśyam avyaktaṃ paryupāsate |sarvatra-gam acintyaṃ ca kūṭa-stham acalaṃ dhruvam ||
- अक्षरम् · akṣaram
- the imperishable
- अनिर्देश्यम् · anirdeśyam
- indefinable
- अव्यक्तम् · avyaktam
- unmanifest
- सर्वत्रगम् · sarvatra-gam
- all-pervading
- अचिन्त्यम् · acintyam
- unthinkable
- कूटस्थम् · kūṭa-stham
- standing on the height, changeless
- अचलम् ध्रुवम् · acalam dhruvam
- immovable, firm
“But those who worship the imperishable — indefinable, unmanifest, all-pervading, unthinkable, changeless, immovable, firm —”
— Original plain-language translation
The string of negatives sketches the formless Absolute in Upanishadic language. The sentence carries over into the next verse, where the discipline such worship demands is described — austere, universal, compassionate.
— Reader's notes (original)