BG 8.1-2
किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम ।
अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते ॥
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन ।
प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ॥
kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣottama
adhibhūtaṁ ca kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim ucyate
adhiyajñaḥ kathaṁ ko ’tra dehe ’smin madhusūdana
prayāṇa-kāle ca kathaṁ jñeyo ’si niyatātmabhiḥ
Word-for-word meanings
arjunaḥ uvāca — Arjuna inquired; kim — what [is]; tat — that; brahma — Absolute; kim — what [is]; adhyātmam — integral selfhood; kim — what [is]; karma — consequential action; puruṣa-uttama — O best of men; kim — what; proktam — is called; adhibhūtam — phenomenality; ca — and; kim — what; ucyate — is called; adhidaivam — cosmic governance; madhusūdana — O Madhusūdana; kaḥ — who [is]; adhiyajñaḥ — the immanent impeller of action; katham — [and] how [is He situated]; atra — here; asmin — in this; dehe — body; ca — and; katham — how; jñeyaḥ asi — are You to be known; prayāṇa-kāle — at the time of death; niyata-ātmabhiḥ — by those of restrained mind.
Translation
Arjuna inquired: What is the Absolute (Brahman), what is integral selfhood (adhyātma), and what is consequential action (karma), O best of men? What does phenomenality (adhibhūta) refer to, and what is meant by cosmic governance (adhidaiva)? Madhusūdana, who is the immanent impeller of action (adhiyajña) and how does he dwell in this body? And how are You to be known at the time of death by those of restrained mind?