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Bhagavad Gita 13.2

Chapter 13, Verse 2

Part of 13: Kṣhetra Kṣhetrajña Vibhāg Yogक्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग

श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः॥

Transliteration

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha idaṁ śharīraṁ kaunteya kṣhetram ity abhidhīyate etad yo vetti taṁ prāhuḥ kṣhetra-jña iti tad-vidaḥ

Meaning

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."

Word-by-word meaning
śhrī-bhagavān uvāchathe Supreme Divine Lord saididamthisśharīrambodykaunteyaArjun, the son of Kuntikṣhetramthe field of activitiesitithusabhidhīyateis termed asetatthisyaḥone whovettiknowstamthat personprāhuḥis calledkṣhetra-jñaḥthe knower of the fielditithustat-vidaḥthose who discern the truth
Commentary

Kshetra literally means field. The body is so called because the fruits (harvest) of actions in the form of pleasure and pain are reaped in it as in a field. The physical, the mental and the causal bodies go to constitute the totality of the field. It is not the physical body alone that forms the field. He who knows the field and he who beholds it as distinct from himself through knowledge is the knower of the field or matter. Those who know them The sages.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 2?
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."
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 2 of Chapter 13 (Kṣhetra Kṣhetrajña Vibhāg Yog — Yoga through Distinguishing the Field and the Knower of the Field) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.