Bhagavad-gītā 13.19
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इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
iti kṣhetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ choktaṁ samāsataḥ mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate
Thus Kshetra, knowledge, and that which has to be known, have been briefly stated. Knowing this, My devotee is fitted for My state.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| iti | thus |
| kṣhetram | the nature of the field |
| tathā | and |
| jñānam | the meaning of knowledge |
| jñeyam | the object of knowledge |
| cha | and |
| uktam | revealed |
| samāsataḥ | in summary |
| mat-bhaktaḥ | my devotee |
| etat | this |
| vijñāya | having understood |
| mat-bhāvāya | my divine nature |
| upapadyate | attain |
Begin with the verse itself, then trace its movement through iti (thus), uktam (revealed), and upapadyate (attain). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to the field, its knower and the supreme knower. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 13.19.
Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Distinguish field, individual knower, Supreme knower, knowledge and knowable while noting this edition’s 35-verse numbering.
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Thus Kshetra, knowledge
- 2
that which has to be known, have been briefly stated
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Knowing this, My devotee is fitted for My state
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