Chapter 2 · Verse 23
Transcendental Knowledge
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः
nainaṁ chhindanti śhastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na chainaṁ kledayantyāpo na śhoṣhayati mārutaḥ
Word Meanings
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
Translation
Weapons cannot cut it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, and wind cannot dry it.
Commentary