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Bhagavad Gītā 2.23, word by word

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः

nainaṁ chhindanti śhastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na chainaṁ kledayantyāpo na śhoṣhayati mārutaḥ

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In English

Weapons cannot cleave it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot drench it, and wind cannot dry it.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Weapons cannot cut it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, wind cannot dry it.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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