Word meanings
- acchedyaḥ
- unbreakable
- ayam
- this soul
- adāhyaḥ
- incombustible
- ayam
- this soul
- akledyaḥ
- cannot be dampened
- aśoṣyaḥ
- cannot be dried
- eva
- indeed
- ca
- and
- nityaḥ
- everlasting
- sarva-gataḥ
- all-pervading
- sthāṇuḥ
- unalterable
- acalaḥ
- immutable
- ayam
- this soul
- sanātanaḥ
- primordial
Translations
This Self cannot be cut, burned, wetted, nor dried up; it is eternal, all-pervasive, stable, immovable, and ancient.
It is impenetrable; it cannot be drowned, scorched, or dried. It is eternal, all-pervasive, unchanging, immovable, and most ancient.
It cannot be cut, burned, moistened, or dried up; it is eternal, omnipresent, stationary, unmoving, and unchanging.
यह शरीरी काटा नहीं जा सकता, यह जलाया नहीं जा सकता, यह गीला नहीं किया जा सकता और यह सुखाया भी नहीं जा सकता। कारण कि यह नित्य रहनेवाला सबमें परिपूर्ण, अचल, स्थिर स्वभाववाला और अनादि है।Commentary
The Self is very subtle. It is beyond the reach of speech and mind. It is very difficult to understand this subtle Self. So Lord Krishna explains the nature of the immortal Self in a variety of ways with various illustrations and examples, so that It can be grasped by the people. Sword cannot cut this Self. It is eternal. Because It is eternal? It is allpervading. Because It is allpervading? It is stable like a stature. Because It is stable? It is immovable. It is everlasting.
Therefore? It is not produced out of any cause. It is not new. It is ancient.