Bhagavad Gita 8.1
किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम। अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते॥
arjuna uvācha kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottama adhibhūtaṁ cha kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim uchyate
Translation
Arjuna said: What is that Eternal, what Self -knowledge, what Action, O Purushottama? And what is declared to be the knowledge of the Elements, what is called the knowledge of the Shining Ones?
What it means
Arjuna asks for definitions: What is the Eternal? What is Self-knowledge, action, the knowledge of elements and of the gods? Precision begins the chapter. He wants the vocabulary fixed before the instruction.
Try this today
Arjuna asks for definitions of the chapter's key terms - a glossary question that keeps the teaching honest.
Something to reflect on
When jargon piles up, do I stop and ask for definitions?
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