Arjuna said, "What is Brahman? What is Adhyatma? What is action, O best among men? What is Adhibhuta declared to be? And, what is Adhidaiva said to be?"

Swami Sivananda

Arjuna said, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What exists in the individual plane? What is action? What is said to exist in the physical plane? And what is said to exist in the divine plane?

Swami Gambirananda

Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).

Arjuna said, O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What exists in the individual plane? What is action? What is said to exist in the physical plane? And what is said to exist in the divine plane?

Swami Adidevananda

Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).

Arjuna said, "What is Brahman? What is known as the Lord of the Self (Adhyatma)? What is action? O Best of Persons, what is said to be the Lord of material things (Adhibhuta)? What is called the Lord of divinities (Adhidaiva)?"

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).

Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which people call the Supreme Spirit, what is humanity's spiritual nature, and what is the law? What is matter and what is divinity?

Shri Purohit Swami

अर्जुन बोले -- हे पुरुषोत्तम ! वह ब्रह्म क्या है? अध्यात्म क्या है? कर्म क्या है? अधिभूत किसको कहा गया है? और अधिदैव किसको कहा जाता है? यहाँ अधियज्ञ कौन है और वह इस देहमें कैसे है? हे मधूसूदन ! नियतात्मा (वशीभूत अंतःकरण वाले) मनुष्यके द्वारा अन्तकालमें आप कैसे जाननेमें आते हैं?

Swami Ramsukhdas

अर्जुन ने कहा -हे पुरुषोत्तम ! वह ब्रह्म क्या है अध्यात्म क्या है? तथा कर्म क्या है? और अधिभूत नाम से क्या कहा गया है? तथा अधिदैव नाम से क्या कहा जाता है,

Swami Tejomayananda