BG 8.1
Arjuna said: What is Brahman? What is the Lord of the Self (Adhyatma)? What is the principle of karma? What exists in the material plane, and what exists in the divine one?
किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम
अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते
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अर्जुन
arjuna — Arjuna
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उवाच
uvācha — said
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किं
kiṁ — what
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tad — that
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brahma — Brahman
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kim — what
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adhyātmaṁ — the individual soul
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kiṁ — what
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karma — the principle of karma
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puruṣhottama — Krishna
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adhibhūtaṁ — the material manifestation
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cha — and
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kiṁ — what
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proktam — is called
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adhidaivaṁ — the highest divinity
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kim — what
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uchyate — is called
Arjuna said: What is Brahman? What is the Lord of the Self (Adhyatma)? What is the principle of karma? What exists in the material plane, and what exists in the divine one? How are we here in this body, and who is it? How do those of steadfast mind know you at their time of death?
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