Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 4
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 4
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक्च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।
स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे शृणु॥४॥
Transliteration
Tat-Kshetram Yach-Cha Yadrik-Cha Yad-Vikari Yatash-Cha Yat.
Sa Cha Yo Yat-Prabhavash-Cha Tat-Samasena Me Shrinu.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
तत्tatthat
क्षेत्रम्kshetramfield
यत्yatwhat
यादृक्yadrikof what nature
यद्विकारिyad-vikarihaving what modifications
यतःyatahfrom what
सःsahhe (the knower)
यत्प्रभावःyat-prabhavahof what power
समासेनsamasenain summary
शृणुshrinuhear
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
वह क्षेत्र क्या है, कैसा है, किन विकारों वाला है, किससे उत्पन्न है, और वह क्षेत्रज्ञ कौन है तथा उसका क्या प्रभाव है — यह सब संक्षेप में मुझसे सुनो।
English Translation
What that field is, what its nature is, what its modifications are, from where it arises, who the knower is and what his powers are — hear all this from Me in brief.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna promises to explain the complete philosophy of the field and its knower in a concise manner. He will cover the nature, modifications, and origin of the field (body-mind complex) as well as the identity and powers of the knower (the conscious self). This sets the agenda for the rest of the chapter.