Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 2
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 2
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
श्रीभगवानुवाच —
इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।
एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः॥२॥
Transliteration
Shri Bhagavan Uvacha —
Idam Shariram Kaunteya Kshetram-Ity-Abhidhiyate.
Etad-Yo Vetti Tam Prahuh Kshetrajna Iti Tad-Vidah.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
इदम्idamthis
शरीरम्sharirambody
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kunti
क्षेत्रम्kshetramthe field
इतिitithus
अभिधीयतेabhidhiyateis called
एतत्etatthis
यःyahwho
वेत्तिvettiknows
क्षेत्रज्ञःkshetrajnahknower of the field
तद्विदःtad-vidahthose who know
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
श्रीभगवान ने कहा — हे कौन्तेय! यह शरीर 'क्षेत्र' कहा जाता है और जो इसे जानता है उसे ज्ञानीजन 'क्षेत्रज्ञ' कहते हैं।
English Translation
The Blessed Lord said — This body, O son of Kunti, is called the field, and the one who knows it is called the knower of the field by the wise.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna begins by defining the two fundamental categories. The body is the field where actions are performed and their results experienced, while the soul is the conscious witness who knows the field. This distinction between the seen and the seer is central to Vedantic philosophy.