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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 23

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः

nainaṁ chhindanti śhastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na chainaṁ kledayantyāpo na śhoṣhayati mārutaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.23 mean?

Weapons cannot cleave it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot drench it, and wind cannot dry it.

Word-by-word meaning

na—not · enam—this soul · chhindanti—shred · śhastrāṇi—weapons · na—nor · enam—this soul · dahati—burns · pāvakaḥ—fire · na—not · cha—and · enam—this soul · kledayanti—moisten · āpaḥ—water · na—nor · śhoṣhayati—dry · mārutaḥ—wind

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