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Bhagavad Gita 2.23

Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) · सांख्ययोग

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

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

Meaning of Gita 2.23 in English

Weapons cannot cut the soul, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it and wind cannot dry it.

गीता 2.23 का हिंदी अर्थ

आत्मा को न शस्त्र काट सकते हैं, न आग जला सकती है, न पानी गीला कर सकता है और न हवा सुखा सकती है।

eternal souldeathinner strength

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.