Blades don't cut it. Fire doesn't burn it. Water doesn't soak it.

What it means

The Gita lists every element that destroys things and says none of them touches the true self. That is a foundation for courage: what you most are cannot be wounded. Face the fire knowing that.

The source

"Blades don't cut it. Fire doesn't burn it. Water doesn't soak it." Bhagavad Gita said it in Bhagavad Gita 2.23. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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

Original Sanskrit, Bhagavad Gita 2.23. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Seven hundred Sanskrit verses from the Mahabharata in which Krishna counsels the warrior Arjuna on the eve of battle. It teaches action without attachment to results.

Questions

What does "Blades don't cut it. Fire doesn't burn it. Water doesn't soak it." mean?

The Gita lists every element that destroys things and says none of them touches the true self. That is a foundation for courage: what you most are cannot be wounded. Face the fire knowing that.

Who said "Blades don't cut it. Fire doesn't burn it. Water doesn't soak it."?

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Source: Bhagavad Gita 2.23.

What is the original Sanskrit?

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः । न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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