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Bhagavad Gita 2.23

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः | न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ||२-२३||

nainaṃ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṃ dahati pāvakaḥ . na cainaṃ kledayantyāpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ ||2-23||

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Chapter 2 — Krishna begins his counsel on the imperishable Self.

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Swami SivanandaEnglish

2.23 Weapons cut It not, fire burns It not, water wets It not, wind dries It not.

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaEnglish

The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.