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Chapter 8: Aksara Brahma Yoga
अक्षरब्रह्मयोग
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
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Chapter 8, Verse 1
अध्याय 8, श्लोक 1
श्लोक (Shlok)
अर्जुन उवाच किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम। अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।
arjuna uvāca kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣottama adhibhūtaṁ ca kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim ucyate
Translation
Arjuna inquired: O my Lord, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? What are fruitive activities? What is this material manifestation? And what are the demigods? Please explain this to me.
Word by Word Meaning
किम्
what
तत्
that
ब्रह्म
Brahman
किम्
what
अध्यात्मम्
Adhytama
किम्
what
कर्म
action
पुरुषोत्तम
O best among men
अधिभूतम्
Adhibhuta
च
and
किम्
what
प्रोक्तम्
declared
अधिदैवम्
Adhidaiva
किम्
what
उच्यते
is called