Chapter 2, Verse 23
Chapter 2 · jnana-yoga
Shloka
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः | न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ||२-२३||
nainaṃ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṃ dahati pāvakaḥ . na cainaṃ kledayantyāpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ ||2-23||
English Meaning
English Meaning
Weapons cut It not, fire burns It not, water wets It not, wind dries It not.
Hindi Meaning
इस आत्मा को शस्त्र काट नहीं सकते और न अग्नि इसे जला सकती है ; जल इसे गीला नहीं कर सकता और वायु इसे सुखा नहीं सकती।।
Russian Meaning
Оружие не режет, огонь не горит, вода не смачивает, ветер не сушит.
Spanish Meaning
Las armas no lo cortan, el fuego no lo quema, el agua no lo moja, el viento no lo seca.
Commentary
The Self is indivisible. It has no parts. It is extremely subtle. It is infinite. Therefore? sword cannot cut It fire cannot burn It water cannot wet It wind cannot dry It.