नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः |\nन चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ||२-२३||
nainaṃ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṃ dahati pāvakaḥ .\nna cainaṃ kledayantyāpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ ||2-23||
Weapons cannot shred the soul, nor can fire burn it. Water cannot wet it, nor can the wind dry it.