BG 2.17
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥
avināśi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam
vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati
vināśam avyayasyāsya na kaścit kartum arhati
Word-for-word meanings
tat — that; tu — however; yena — by which; idam — this; sarvam — entire body; tatam — is pervaded; viddhi — you should know; avināśi — to be indestructible; na kaścit — no one; arhati — is able; kartum — to bring about; vināśam — the destruction; asya — of this; avyayasya — imperishable [self].
Translation
That, however, by which this entire body is pervaded you should know to be indestructible. Nobody can destroy this imperishable [self].