Bhagavad Gita 2.23 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“No sword can cut you, no fire can burn you, no water can wet you.”
What it means
“Weapons can't cut it, fire can't burn it, water can't wet it, wind can't dry it.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Nainam Chindanti Shastrani”
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः । न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ॥
nainaṃ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṃ dahati pāvakaḥ na cainaṃ kledayantyāpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Weapons do not cut It, fire does not burn It, water does not moisten It, and air does not dry It.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
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।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.24“It can't be broken, burned, soaked or dried. It is eternal, everywhere, unmoving and unchanging.”