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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 24

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च। नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः

achchhedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śhoṣhya eva cha nityaḥ sarva-gataḥ sthāṇur achalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.24 mean?

This soul cannot be cut, cannot be burnt, cannot be wetted, and cannot be dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable, and primordial.

Word-by-word meaning

achchhedyaḥ—unbreakable · ayam—this soul · adāhyaḥ—incombustible · ayam—this soul · akledyaḥ—cannot be dampened · aśhoṣhyaḥ—cannot be dried · eva—indeed · cha—and · nityaḥ—everlasting · sarva-gataḥ—all-pervading · sthāṇuḥ—unalterable · achalaḥ—immutable · ayam—this soul · sanātanaḥ—primordial

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