Bhagavad Gita 2.23

Chapter 2 · Sankhya YogaSpeaker: Shri KrishnaListener: Arjuna

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नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः ।
न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ॥ २३ ॥

nainaṃ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṃ dahati pāvakaḥ
na cainaṃ kledayantyāpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ

Word by word

न एनम् छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणिweapons do not cut it

न एनम् दहति पावकःfire does not burn it

न च एनम् क्लेदयन्ति आपःand water does not wet it

न शोषयति मारुतःwind does not dry it

ENGLISH

Weapons do not cut it, fire does not burn it, water does not wet it, and the wind does not dry it.

हिंदी

इस आत्मा को शस्त्र काट नहीं सकते, अग्नि जला नहीं सकती, जल गीला नहीं कर सकता और वायु सुखा नहीं सकती।

Weapons made of earth, fire, water and wind: none of these has any effect on the Self. What is not material cannot even be touched by material means.

What does "नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि" (nainaṃ chindanti śastrāṇi) mean?

Bhagavad Gita 2.23: weapons cannot cut the Self, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it and wind cannot dry it.

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