Bhagavad-gītā 13.2
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श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha idaṁ śharīraṁ kaunteya kṣhetram ity abhidhīyate etad yo vetti taṁ prāhuḥ kṣhetra-jña iti tad-vidaḥ
This body, O son of Kunti, is called Kshetra, and he who knows it is called Kshetrajna by those who know of them (Kshetra and Kshetrajna).
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | the Supreme Divine Lord said |
| idam | this |
| śharīram | body |
| kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| kṣhetram | the field of activities |
| iti | thus |
| abhidhīyate | is termed as |
| etat | this |
| yaḥ | one who |
| vetti | knows |
| tam | that person |
| prāhuḥ | is called |
| kṣhetra-jñaḥ | the knower of the field |
| iti | thus |
| tat-vidaḥ | those who discern the truth |
Keep the verse in view while connecting śhrī-bhagavān uvācha (the Supreme Divine Lord said), etat (this), and tat-vidaḥ (those who discern the truth). 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 13.2.
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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This body, O son of Kunti, is called Kshetra
- 2
he who knows it is called Kshetrajna by those who know of them (Kshetra and Kshetrajna)
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śhrī-bhagavān uvācha: the Supreme Divine Lord said
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