Bhagavad Gita 12.20
Sanskrit
Transliteration
śhraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ
Synonyms
arjunaḥ uvāca: Arjuna said;
prakṛtim: nature;
puruṣam: the enjoyer;
ca: also;
eva: certainly;
kṣetram: the field;
kṣetra: jñam — the knower of the field;
eva: certainly;
ca: also;
etat: all this;
veditum: to understand;
icchāmi: I wish;
jñānam: knowledge;
jñeyam: the object of knowledge;
ca: also;
keśava: O Kṛṣṇa;
śrī: bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead said;
idam: this;
śarīram: body;
kaunteya: O son of Kuntī;
kṣetram: the field;
iti: thus;
abhidhīyate: is called;
etat: this;
yaḥ: one who;
vetti: knows;
tam: he;
prāhuḥ: is called;
kṣetra: jñaḥ — the knower of the field;
iti: thus;
tat: vidaḥ — by those who know this .;
English Meaning
Arjuna said: O my dear Kṛṣṇa, I wish to know about prakṛti [nature], puruṣa [the enjoyer], and the field and the knower of the field, and of knowledge and the object of knowledge. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: This body, O son of Kuntī, is called the field, and one who knows this body is called the knower of the field.
Life Theme
Devotion in Daily Life
Life Application
Showing kindness, humility, and sincerity in everyday actions.