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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 13 · Kṣetra Kṣetrajña Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 13.1

Lesson 490 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Field, knower, nature and consciousness. How does distinguishing the field from its knower change self-understanding?

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Shloka · Devanagari

अर्जुन उवाचप्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

arjuna uvāchaprakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva chaetad veditum ichchhāmi jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ cha keśhava

Sandhi-vicheda

arjunaḥ uvācha+prakṛitim+puruṣham+cha+eva+kṣhetram+kṣhetra-jñam+eva+cha+etat+veditum+ichchhāmi+jñānam+jñeyam+cha+keśhava

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Meaning of each word

arjunaḥ uvāchasource form

Arjun said

prakṛitimsource form

material nature

puruṣhamsource form

the enjoyer

chasource form

and

evasource form

indeed

kṣhetramsource form

the field of activities

kṣhetra-jñamsource form

the knower of the field

evasource form

even

chasource form

also

etatsource form

this

veditumsource form

to know

ichchhāmisource form

I wish

jñānamsource form

knowledge

jñeyamsource form

the goal of knowledge

chasource form

and

keśhavasource form

Krishna, the killer of the demon named Keshi

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 13.1

Course position490 / 701

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