Bhagavad Gita 13.2
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत। क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम।।
kṣhetra-jñaṁ chāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣhetreṣhu bhārata kṣhetra-kṣhetrajñayor jñānaṁ yat taj jñānaṁ mataṁ mama
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kṣhetra-jñam | kṣhetra-jñam | the knower of the field |
| cha | cha | also |
| api | api | only |
| mām | mām | me |
| viddhi | viddhi | know |
| sarva | sarva | all |
| kṣhetreṣhu | kṣhetreṣhu | in individual fields of activities |
| bhārata | bhārata | scion of Bharat |
| kṣhetra | kṣhetra | the field of activities |
| kṣhetra-jñayoḥ | kṣhetra-jñayoḥ | of the knower of the field |
| jñānam | jñānam | understanding of |
| yat | yat | which |
| tat | tat | that |
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| matam | matam | opinion |
| mama | mama | my |
Do thou also know Me as the knower of the field in all fields, O Arjuna. Knowledge of both the field and the knower of the field is considered by Me to be the knowledge.
हे भारत ! तुम समस्त क्षेत्रों में क्षेत्रज्ञ मुझे ही जानो। क्षेत्र और क्षेत्रज्ञ का जो ज्ञान है, वही (वास्तव में) ज्ञान है , ऐसा मेरा मत है।।