श्रीभगवानुवाच । इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते । एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः ॥ १ ॥
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha idaṁ śharīraṁ kaunteya kṣhetram ity abhidhīyate etad yo vetti taṁ prāhuḥ kṣhetra-jña iti tad-vidaḥ
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: This body, O son of Kunti, is called the field (kshetra). The one who knows it is called the knower of the field (kshetrajna) by those who know the truth of both.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
श्रीभगवान बोले: हे कौन्तेय! यह शरीर "क्षेत्र" कहलाता है, और जो इसे जानता है, उसे तत्त्व को जानने वाले "क्षेत्रज्ञ" कहते हैं।
Commentary
Chapter 13, Kshetra-Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga, begins the Gita's third and most philosophical group of six chapters. Its central image is agricultural: the body is a field where actions are sown and their results harvested, and the soul is the one who knows the field. Some editions open the chapter with an extra verse in which Arjun asks about prakriti, purusha, the field, the knower, knowledge and its object. That brings the chapter to 35 verses. The Gita Press numbering followed here does not include it and counts 34.
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