अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥ २४ ॥
acchedyo'yamadāhyo'yamakledyo'śoṣya eva ca
nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo'yaṃ sanātanaḥ
acchedyo'yamadāhyo'yamakledyo'śoṣya eva ca
nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo'yaṃ sanātanaḥ
Word by word
अच्छेद्यःcannot be cut
अदाह्यःcannot be burnt
अक्लेद्यःcannot be wetted
अशोष्यःcannot be dried
नित्यःeternal
सर्वगतःall-pervading
स्थाणुःstable
अचलःimmovable
सनातनःeverlasting (sanatana)
Translation
ENGLISH
It cannot be cut, burnt, wetted or dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable and everlasting.
हिंदी
यह आत्मा काटा नहीं जा सकता, जलाया नहीं जा सकता, गीला नहीं किया जा सकता और सुखाया नहीं जा सकता। यह नित्य, सर्वव्यापी, स्थिर, अचल और सनातन है।
Explanation
Repeating the point of the previous verse, this verse names further qualities of the Self. "Sanatana", meaning that which always is, is the word used here for the Self.
How this verse connects
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
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