Verset 8.2

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन ।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ॥

8.2

Translittération

adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko'tra dehe'sminmadhusūdana |

prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo'si niyatātmabhiḥ ||

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Traduction

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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Mot à mot

lord of sacrifice
how
who
here
in the body
this
O slayer of Madhu

at the time of death
and
how
to be known
are you
by the self-controlled

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Explication

Arjuna adds two further questions. Who is the adhiyajña, the lord of sacrifice, here in the body, and in what way? And how is Krishna to be known at the time of departure by those who have disciplined themselves? The second question turns from definitions to practice. Arjuna wants to know not only what these principles are, but how a person can hold to the highest at the most testing moment of life. The rest of the chapter answers this concern.