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अर्जुन उवाच
किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम ।
अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते ॥८- १॥

Transliteration

arjuna uwaacha

kiM tadbrahma kimadhyaatmaM kiM karma puruShottama ।

adhibhootaM cha kiM proktamadhidaiwaM kimuchyate ॥८- १॥

Translation

Arjuna said
What is that brahma? What is the transcendent self? What is karma, O supreme person?
What is called original being? What are called deities?

Translation

Arjuna said: O Krishna, what is Brahman? What is Adhyaatma? What is Karma? What is called Adhibhoota? And what is known as Adhidaiva?

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.