अर्जुन उवाच | किं तद् ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम | अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते ||८-१||
arjuna uvāca . kiṃ tad brahma kimadhyātmaṃ kiṃ karma puruṣottama . adhibhūtaṃ ca kiṃ proktamadhidaivaṃ kimucyate ||8-1||
- arjunaḥ uvāca
- Arjuna said
- kim
- what
- tat
- that
- brahma
- Brahman
- kim
- what
- adhyātmam
- the self
- kim
- what
- karma
- fruitive activities
- puruṣa-uttama
- O Supreme Person
- adhibhūtam
- the material manifestation
- ca
- and
- kim
- what
- proktam
- is called
- adhidaivam
- the demigods
- kim
- what
- ucyate
- is called
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.