Bhagavad Gita · 2.24
॥
Devanāgarī
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
acchedyo 'yam adāhyo 'yam akledyo 'śoṣya eva ca |
nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇur acalo 'yaṁ sanātanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अच्छेद्यःacchedyaḥuncuttable.
अयम्ayamthis [soul].
अदाह्यःadāhyaḥunburnable.
अयम्ayamthis.
अक्लेद्यःakledyaḥunwettable.
अशोष्यःaśoṣyaḥundryable.
एव चeva caand truly.
नित्यःnityaḥeternal.
सर्वगतःsarva-gataḥomnipresent, all-pervading.
स्थाणुःsthāṇuḥunwavering, stable.
अचलःacalaḥimmovable.
अयम्ayamthis.
सनातनःsanātanaḥeverlasting, existing eternally.
Translation
“This soul cannot be cut, burned, wetted, or dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, unwavering, immovable, and everlasting.”
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