Bhagavad Gita · 8.1-2
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच ।
किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम ।
अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते ॥
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन ।
प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca |
kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣottama |
adhibhūtaṁ ca kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim ucyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनः उवाचarjunaḥ uvācaArjuna said.
किम् तत् ब्रह्मkim tat brahmawhat is that Brahman?
किम् अध्यात्मम्kim adhyātmamwhat is adhyātma?
किम् कर्मkim karmawhat is karma?
पुरुषोत्तमpuruṣottamaO Puruṣottama! (the Supreme Person).
अधिभूतम् चadhibhūtam caand what is adhibhūta?
किम् प्रोक्तम्kim proktamof what was it spoken?
अधिदैवम्adhidaivamadhidaiva.
किम् उच्यतेkim ucyatewhat is called?
अधियज्ञःadhiyajñaḥadhiyajña.
कथम् कः अत्रkatham kaḥ atrahow and who is He here?
देहे अस्मिन्dehe asminin this body.
मधुसूदनmadhusūdanaO Madhusūdana!
प्रयाणकाले चprayāṇa-kāle caand at the moment of death.
कथम्kathamhow?
ज्ञेयः असिjñeyaḥ asiYou can be known.
नियतात्मभिःniyata-ātmabhiḥby those who are self-controlled.
Translation
Arjuna said: “O Puruṣottama, what is Brahman? What is adhyātma? What is karma? What is called adhibhūta, and what is called adhidaiva? (1) Who is Adhiyajña, and how does He dwell here, in this body, O Madhusūdana? And how can those who are self-controlled know You at the moment of death? (2)”
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