Verse 2.24
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥
Transliteration
acchedyo'yamadāhyo'yamakledyo'śoṣya eva ca |
nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo'yaṃ sanātanaḥ ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
This Self cannot be cut, burnt, wetted, nor dried up. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable and ancient.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
It cannot be cut, burnt, wetted or dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, unmoving and everlasting.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
The previous verse is restated as a set of qualities. The self cannot be cut, burnt, wetted or dried, and it is eternal, present everywhere, stable, unmoving and everlasting (sanātana). Repetition is a teaching method here. Arjuna's grief is strong, and Krishna returns to the point from several angles so that it may settle. The word sarvagata, all-pervading, has been read by some as pointing to the one self in all beings and by others as describing the subtle reach of each self.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08