Word meanings
- na
- not
- enam
- this soul
- chindanti
- shred
- śastrāṇi
- weapons
- na
- nor
- enam
- this soul
- dahati
- burns
- pāvakaḥ
- fire
- na
- not
- ca
- and
- enam
- this soul
- kledayanti
- moisten
- āpaḥ
- water
- na
- nor
- śoṣayati
- dry
- mārutaḥ
- wind
Translations
Weapons cannot cut it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, wind cannot dry it.
Weapons cannot cleave it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot drench it, and wind cannot dry it.
Weapons cannot cut It, fire cannot burn It, water cannot moisten It, and air cannot dry It.
शस्त्र इस शरीरीको काट नहीं सकते, अग्नि इसको जला नहीं सकती, जल इसको गीला नहीं कर सकता और वायु इसको सुखा नहीं सकती।Commentary
The Self is indivisible. It has no parts. It is extremely subtle. It is infinite. Therefore, sword cannot cut It fire cannot burn It water cannot wet It wind cannot dry It.