Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 17 भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 17 अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्। विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्िचत् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।। English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 2.17. And know That to be destructionsless, by Which all this (universe) is pervaded; no one is capable of causing destruction to this changeless One. English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 2.17 Avinasi etc [Here] tu is in the sense of ca and. So, and the Soul is not of perishing nature. Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.17Avinaashi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idam tatam; Vinaasham avyayasyaasya na kashchit kartum arhati. Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.17avināśhi—indestructible; tu—indeed; tat—that; viddhi—know; yena—by whom; sarvam—entire; idam—this; tatam—pervaded; vināśham—destruction; avyayasya—of the imperishable; asya—of it; na kaśhchit—no one; kartum—to cause; arhati—is able