न मनागपि भेदोऽस्ति वीचीनामिव वारिणि । अतो जातमिदं विश्वमजातत्वादनाशि च ॥ ४० ॥
na manāgapi bhēdō’sti vīcīnāmiva vāriṇi | atō jātamidaṁ viśvamajātatvādanāśi ca || 40 ||
Translation
there is not the least difference, as among waves in water. So this universe, born, is also imperishable, because it is unborn.
Word by word
- na
- not
- manāg
- (manāk) the least
- api
- even
- bhēdō
- (bhedaḥ) difference
- asti
- there is
- vīcīnām
- among waves
- iva
- as
- vāriṇi
- in water
- atō
- (ataḥ) so
- jātam
- born
- idaṁ
- this
- viśvam
- universe
- ajātatvād
- (ajātatvāt) because it is unborn
- anāśi
- imperishable
- ca
- also
Meaning
The commentary: there is no difference between them, as among waves in water; so this universe, though seeming born, is imperishable, since it was never born; for what is not born does not perish.