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BG 8.2

Bhagavad Gītā · Akarṣara Brahma YogaAnuṣṭubh (śloka)

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन | प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ||८-२||

adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko.atra dehe.asminmadhusūdana . prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo.asi niyatātmabhiḥ ||8-2||

Linguistic facts

Meter · chandasVidyut

Anuṣṭubh (śloka) · 16+16 syllables

scansion (laghu/guru)
aLdhiLyaGjñaḥGkaLthaṃGkoGtraLdeGheGsmiGnmaLdhuLGdaLnaL
praLGṇaLGleGcaLkaLthaṃGjñeGyoGsiLniLyaLGtmaLbhiḥG
Sandhi · pada-pāṭhaVidyut
अधियज्ञस्कथम्कस्अत्रदेहेअस्मित्मधुसूदनप्रयाणकालेकथम्ज्ञेयस्असिनियतात्मभिस्
Word-by-word morphologyVidyut
14 words analyzed
  • अधियज्ञस्adhiyajñasअधियज्ञnominal · nominative singular masculine
  • कथम्kathamकथम्indeclinable
  • कस्kasकस्nominal · nominative singular masculine
  • अत्रatraअत्रnominal · vocative singular neuter
  • देहेdeheदह्verb · perfect third singular passive (√dah)
  • अस्asnominal · nominative singular masculine
  • मित्mitमिथ्nominal · nominative singular masculine
  • मधुसूदनmadhusūdanaमधुसूदनnominal · vocative singular masculine
  • प्रयाणकालेprayāṇakāleप्रयाणकालnominal · locative singular masculine
  • canominal · vocative singular masculine
  • कथम्kathamकथम्indeclinable
  • ज्ञेयस्jñeyasज्ञाnominal · nominative singular masculine
  • असिasiअस्verb · present second singular active (√as)
  • नियतात्मभिस्niyatātmabhisनियतात्मन्nominal · instrumental plural masculine
Recitationtool-derived · pending

Facts come from Vidyut (deterministic), never the model. Automated segmentation isn’t hand-verified — gaps are shown, not guessed.

Translations

Swami SivanandaRelay

8.2 Who and how is Adhiyajna here in this body, O destroyer of Madhu (Krishna)? And how at the time of death, art Thou to be known by the self-controlled?

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8 more attributed translations
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaRelay

Who is the Lord of sacrifice, and how does He live in the body, O Madhusūdana? And how can those engaged in devotional service know You at the time of death?

Dr.S.SankaranarayanRelay

8.2. Who is Lord-of-sacrifices (adhiyajna) [and] how ? Who in this body ? O slayer of Madhu ! How are You to be realised by the self-controlled ones at the time of their journey (i.e., death) also ?

Shri Purohit SwamiRelay

8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?

Sri Abhinav GuptaRelay

8.1-2 What has been introduced by the Bhagavat by saying 'They know that Brahmn etc.,' [at the end of the last chapter], the same [the Sage] decides by raising nine estions [as follows] : Kim tad Brahman etc. Adhiyajnah etc. Who and how is the adhiyajna ? Who in this body ? : 'does reside' may be supplimented.

Sri RamanujaRelay

8.1 8.2 Arjuna said What are that brahman, Adhyatma and Karma which have been mentioned as what should be known by those who aspire for release from old age and death while they take refuge with the Lord? What are Adhibuta and Adhidaiva, which should be known by the aspirants for wealth? Who is Adhiyajna that is to be known by the three groups as their dying hour. In what manner are You to be known by these three groups who are self-controlled?

Sri ShankaracharyaRelay

8.2 In order to settle these estions seriatim -

Swami AdidevanandaRelay

8.2 O Madhusudana, how, and who, is the entity existing in the sacrifice here in this body? And at the time of death, how are You to be known by people of concentrated minds? 8.2 Who and how is Adhiyajna here in this body, O destroyer of Madhu (Krishna)? And how at the time of death, art Thou to be known by the self-controlled? 8.2 In order to settle these estions seriatim -

Swami GambiranandaRelay

8.2 O Madhusudana, how, and who, is the entity existing in the sacrifice here in this body? And at the time of death, how are You to be known by people of concentrated minds?

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