Bhagavad Gita 12.20

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Sanskrit

ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः

Transliteration

ye tu dharmyāmṛitam idaṁ yathoktaṁ paryupāsate
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.

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