BhG 13.32

syntax

yathā (as) sarva-gatam ākāśam (the space situated everywhere) saukṣmyāt (because of being subtle) na upalipyate (it is not smeared),
tathā (so) sarvatra (everywhere) dehe (in the body) avasthitaḥ (situated) ātmā (self) na upalipyate (he is not smeared).

grammar

yathā	–	av. – as (correlative of: tathā);
sarva-gatam	–	sarva-gata 1n.1 n.; TP: sarvatra gatam iti – situated everywhere (from: sarva – all, whole; √gam – to go, PP gata – gone);
saukṣmyāt	–	saukṣmya 5n.1 m. – because of being subtle, tiny (from: sūkṣma – tiny, small, subtle);
ākāśam	–	ākāśa 1n.1 n. – space, ether, sky;
na	–	av. – not;
upalipyate	–	upa-√lip (to smear, to anoint, to stain, to stick) Praes. pass. 1v.1 – it is stained, it is smeared;
sarvatra	–	av. – everywhere, in every case (from: sarva – all; indeclinable locative with an ending –tra);
avasthitaḥ	–	avasthita (ava-√sthā – to be present) PP 1n.1 m. – which is situated;
dehe	–	deha 7n.1 m. – in the body (from: √dih – to anoint, to smear);
tathā	–	av. – in that manner, so, in like manner;
ātmā	–	ātman 1n.1 m. – self;
na	–	av. – not;
upalipyate	–	upa-√lip (to smear, to anoint, to stain, to stick) Praes. pass. 1v.1 – he is stained, he is smeared;

textual variants

dehe → dehī (the embodied);

Śāṃkara

kim iva na karoti na lipyate ity atra dṛṣṭāntam āha—
yathā sarva-gataṃ vyāpy api sat saukṣmyāt sūkṣma-bhāvād ākāśaṃ khaṃ nopalipyate na saṃbadhyate, sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathātmā nopalipyate

Rāmānuja

yady api nirguṇatvān na karoti, nityasaṃyukto dehasvabhāvaiḥ kathaṃ na lipyata ity atrāha
yathā ākāśaṃ sarvagatam api sarvair vastubhis saṃyuktam api saukṣmyāt sarvavastusvabhāvair na lipyate, tathā ātmā atisaukṣmyāt sarvatra devamanuṣyādau dehe ‚vasthito ‚pi tattaddehasvabhāvair na lipy

Śrīdhara

tatra hetuṃ sa-dṛṣṭāntam āha yatheti | yathā sarva-gataṃ paṅkādiṣv api sthitam ākāśaṃ saukṣmyād asaṅgatvāt paṅkādibhir nopalipyate tathā sarvatra uttame madhyame adhame vā dehe ‚vasthito ‚pi ātmā nopalipyate

Madhusūdana

śarīra-stho ‚pi tat-karmaṇā na lipyate svayam asaṅgatvād ity atra dṛṣṭāntam āha yatheti | saukṣmyād asaṅga-svabhāvatvād ākāśaṃ sarva-gatam api nopalipyate paṅkādibhir yatheti dṛṣṭāntārthaḥ | spaṣṭam itarat

Viśvanātha

atha dṛṣṭāntam āha yathā sarvatra paṅkādiṣv api sthitam apy ākāśaṃ saukṣmyād asaṅgatvāt paṅkādibhir na lipyate, tathaiva paramātmā daihikair guṇair doṣaiś ca na yujyata ity arthaḥ

Baladeva

nanu śarīre sthitas tad-dharmaiḥ kuto na lipyate ity atrāha yatheti | yathā sarvatra paṅkādau gataṃ praviṣṭam apy ākāśaṃ saukṣmyāt tat-tad-dharmair na lipyate, tathātmā jīvaḥ sarvatra deva-mānavādāv uccāvace dehe sthito ‚pi tad-dharmair na lipyate saukṣmyād eva