Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 23 भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 23 नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।। English Translation - Swami Gambirananda 2.23 Weapons do not cut It, fire does not burn It, water does not moisten It, and air does not dry It. English Translation - Swami Sivananda 2.23 Weapons cut It not, fire burns It not, water wets It not, wind dries It not. English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 2.23. Weapons do not cut This; fire does not burn This; water does not (make) This wet; and the wind does not make This dry. Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.23Nainam cchindanti shastraani nainam dahati paavakah; Na chainam kledayantyaapo na shoshayati maarutah. Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.23na—not; enam—this soul; chhindanti—shred; śhastrāṇi—weapons; na—nor; enam—this soul; dahati—burns; pāvakaḥ—fire; na—not; cha—and; enam—this soul; kledayanti—moisten; āpaḥ—water; na—nor; śhoṣhayati—dry; mārutaḥ—wind