2.23 नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः
na
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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Weapons cannot cut This; fire cannot burn This; water cannot make This wet; and the wind cannot make This dry.
Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not.
Weapons do not cleave It (the self), fire does not burn It, waters do not wet It, and wind does not dry It.
Weapons do not cut It, fire does not burn It, water does not moisten It, and air does not dry It.
Weapons cut It not, fire burns It not, water wets It not, wind dries It not.
2.25 अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते। तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि
avyakt
Word meanings
avyaktaḥ—unmanifested;ayam—this soul;achintyaḥ—inconceivable;ayam—this soul;avikāryaḥ—unchangeable;ayam—this soul;uchyate—is said;tasmāt—therefore;evam—thus;viditvā—having known;enam—this soul;na—not;anuśhochitum—to grieve;arhasi—befitting
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This is declared to be non-evident, imponderable, and unchangeable. Therefore, understanding this as such, you should not lament.
It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve.
This (self) is said to be unmanifest, inconceivable and unchanging. Therefore, knowing It thus, it does not befit you to grieve.
It is said that This is unmanifest; This is inconceivable; This is unchangeable. Therefore, having known This thus, you ought not to grieve.
This (Self) is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing This to be such, thou shouldst not grieve.
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.24 अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च। नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः
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Word meanings
achchhedyaḥ—unbreakable;ayam—this soul;adāhyaḥ—incombustible;ayam—this soul;akledyaḥ—cannot be dampened;aśhoṣhyaḥ—cannot be dried;eva—indeed;cha—and;nityaḥ—everlasting;sarva-gataḥ—all-pervading;sthāṇuḥ—unalterable;achalaḥ—immutable;ayam—this soul;sanātanaḥ—primordial
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This cannot be cut; this cannot be burnt; this cannot be made wet nor dried; this is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable, and everlasting.
It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient.
It cannot be cleft; It cannot be burnt; It cannot be wetted and It cannot be dried, It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable and primeval.
It cannot be cut, It cannot be burnt, cannot be moistened, and surely cannot be dried up. It is eternal, omnipresent, stationary, unmoving and changeless.
This Self cannot be cut, burnt, wetted nor dried up. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, ancient and immovable.
