Bhagavad Gita 13.1
श्री भगवान उवाच इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha idaṁ śharīraṁ kaunteya kṣhetram ity abhidhīyate etad yo vetti taṁ prāhuḥ kṣhetra-jña iti tad-vidaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | the Supreme Divine Lord said |
| idam | idam | this |
| śharīram | śharīram | body |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| kṣhetram | kṣhetram | the field of activities |
| iti | iti | thus |
| abhidhīyate | abhidhīyate | is termed as |
| etat | etat | this |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | one who |
| vetti | vetti | knows |
| tam | tam | that person |
| prāhuḥ | prāhuḥ | is called |
| kṣhetra-jñaḥ | kṣhetra-jñaḥ | the knower of the field |
| iti | iti | thus |
| tat-vidaḥ | tat-vidaḥ | those who discern the truth |
The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, this body is called the field; he who knows it is called the knower of the field by those who know them."
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- हे कौन्तेय ! यह शरीर क्षेत्र कहा जाता है और इसको जो जानता है, उसे तत्त्वज्ञ जन, क्षेत्रज्ञ कहते हैं।।