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This Self cannot be cut, burnt, wetted, nor dried up. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable and ancient.

It cannot be cut, burnt, wetted or dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, unmoving and everlasting.

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.