Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 1

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 1 (8.1) means: Arjuna said: What is the eternal, and what is the self? What is action, greatest of beings? What is called the realm of matter, and what the realm of the divine?

Sanskrit

अर्जुन उवाच किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम। अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottama adhibhūtaṁ cha kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim uchyate

Translation

Arjuna said: What is the eternal, and what is the self? What is action, greatest of beings? What is called the realm of matter, and what the realm of the divine?

Hindi

अर्जुन ने कहा: शाश्वत क्या है, और आत्मा क्या? कर्म क्या है, हे प्राणियों में श्रेष्ठ? किसे पदार्थ का क्षेत्र कहते हैं, और किसे दिव्य का क्षेत्र?

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 1?

Arjuna said: What is the eternal, and what is the self? What is action, greatest of beings? What is called the realm of matter, and what the realm of the divine?

Which chapter is verse 8.1 from?

It is verse 1 of Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.

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