अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥
avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṃ tatam |vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati ||
- अविनाशि · avināśi
- indestructible
- तु · tu
- but, indeed
- तत् · tat
- that
- विद्धि · viddhi
- know
- येन · yena
- by which
- सर्वम् · sarvam
- all
- इदम् · idam
- this
- ततम् · tatam
- is pervaded
- विनाशम् · vināśam
- destruction
- अव्ययस्य · avyayasya
- of the imperishable
- अस्य · asya
- of this
- न · na
- no
- कश्चित् · kaścit
- anyone
- कर्तुम् · kartum
- to cause, effect
- अर्हति · arhati
- can, is able
“Know that to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. No one can bring about the destruction of this imperishable one.”
— Original plain-language translation
The self is introduced by its signature: that which pervades cannot be broken, since breaking presumes parts and edges. Arrows can pierce what is pervaded (bodies); they cannot pierce the pervader.
— Reader's notes (original)