Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldArjuna
Verse 1
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 1
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अर्जुन उवाच —
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव॥१॥
Transliteration
Arjuna Uvacha —
Prakritim Purusham Chaiva Kshetram Kshetrajnam-Eva Cha.
Etad-Veditum-Ichchhami Jnanam Jneyam Cha Keshava.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
प्रकृतिम्prakritimnature
पुरुषम्purushamthe conscious being
च एवcha evaand also
क्षेत्रम्kshetramthe field (body)
क्षेत्रज्ञम्kshetrajnamthe knower of the field (soul)
एतत्etatthis
वेदितुम्veditumto know
इच्छामिichchhamiI wish
ज्ञानम्jnanamknowledge
ज्ञेयम्jneyamthe knowable
केशवkeshavaO Krishna
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
अर्जुन ने कहा — हे केशव! प्रकृति और पुरुष, क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञ, ज्ञान और ज्ञेय — इन सबको मैं जानना चाहता हूँ।
English Translation
Arjuna said — O Keshava, I wish to know about Prakriti (nature) and Purusha (the conscious being), the field and the knower of the field, and about knowledge and the object of knowledge.
Commentary (टीका)
Arjuna asks six fundamental questions covering the entire spectrum of metaphysical inquiry. This verse sets the stage for Krishna's discourse on the distinction between matter and spirit. In some recensions of the Gita, this verse is not included, and the chapter begins directly with Krishna's response.