Bhagavad Gita 8.4
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्। अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।
adhibhūtaṁ kṣharo bhāvaḥ puruṣhaśh chādhidaivatam adhiyajño ’ham evātra dehe deha-bhṛitāṁ vara
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| adhibhūtam | adhibhūtam | the ever changing physical manifestation |
| kṣharaḥ | kṣharaḥ | perishable |
| bhāvaḥ | bhāvaḥ | nature |
| puruṣhaḥ | puruṣhaḥ | the cosmic personality of God, encompassing the material creation |
| cha | cha | and |
| adhidaivatam | adhidaivatam | the Lord of the celestial gods |
| adhiyajñaḥ | adhiyajñaḥ | the Lord of all sacrifices |
| aham | aham | I |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| atra | atra | here |
| dehe | dehe | in the body |
| deha-bhṛitām | deha-bhṛitām | of the embodied |
| vara | vara | O best |
Adhibhuta—knowledge of the elements—pertains to My perishable nature, and the Purusha, or the Soul, is the Adhidaiva; I alone am the Adhiyajna here in this body, O best among the embodied.
हे देहधारियों में श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! नश्वर वस्तु (पंचमहाभूत) अधिभूत और पुरुष अधिदैव है; इस शरीर में मैं ही अधियज्ञ हूँ।।