Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 27
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 27
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ॥२७॥
Transliteration
Yavat-Sanjayate Kinchit-Sattvam Sthavara-Jangamam.
Kshetra-Kshetrajna-Samyogat-Tad-Viddhi Bharatarshabha.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यावत्yavatwhatever
सञ्जायतेsanjayateis born
किञ्चित्kinchitanything
सत्त्वम्sattvambeing
स्थावरजङ्गमम्sthavara-jangamammoving and unmoving
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्kshetra-kshetrajna-samyogatfrom the union of field and knower
तत् विद्धिtat viddhiknow that
भरतर्षभbharatarshabhaO best of Bharatas
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! जो कुछ भी — स्थावर या जंगम — उत्पन्न होता है, उसे क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञ के संयोग से उत्पन्न जानो।
English Translation
Whatever being is born, whether moving or unmoving, know that it arises from the union of the field and the knower of the field, O best of the Bharatas.
Commentary (टीका)
All creation, whether animate or inanimate, results from the conjunction of matter (Kshetra) and consciousness (Kshetrajna). Without matter, consciousness has no medium of expression; without consciousness, matter remains inert. This verse summarizes the Sankhya cosmology that underlies the Gita's philosophy.