अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
achchhedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śhoṣhya eva cha
nityaḥ sarva-gataḥ sthāṇur achalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ
- 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
This Self cannot be cut, burned, wetted, nor dried up; it is eternal, all-pervasive, stable, immovable, and ancient.