Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: The Path of Understanding
Bhagavad Gita 2.24
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥
acchedyo'yamadāhyo'yamakledyo'śoṣya eva ca | nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇuracalo'yaṃ sanātanaḥ ||
It cannot be cut, burned, wetted, or dried. It is eternal, present everywhere, stable, unmoving, and everlasting.
Modern context
The verse repeats the last one and then adds what the self positively is: lasting, present everywhere, stable, unmoving. Repetition is deliberate. A truth that runs against lifelong habit does not sink in at one hearing; it has to be said again until it becomes familiar.