Bhagavad Gita 13.7
Sanskrit
Transliteration
etat kṣhetraṁ samāsena sa-vikāram udāhṛitam
Synonyms
mahā: bhūtāni — the great elements;
ahaṅkāraḥ: false ego;
buddhiḥ: intelligence;
avyaktam: the unmanifested;
eva: certainly;
ca: also;
indriyāṇi: the senses;
daśa: ekam — eleven;
ca: also;
pañca: five;
ca: also;
indriya: go - carāḥ — the objects of the senses;
icchā: desire;
dveṣaḥ: hatred;
sukham: happiness;
duḥkham: distress;
saṅghātaḥ: the aggregate;
cetanā: living symptoms;
dhṛtiḥ: conviction;
etat: all this;
kṣetram: the field of activities;
samāsena: in summary;
sa: vikāram — with interactions;
udāhṛtam: exemplified .;
English Meaning
The five great elements, false ego, intelligence, the unmanifested, the ten senses and the mind, the five sense objects, desire, hatred, happiness, distress, the aggregate, the life symptoms, and convictions – all these are considered, in summary, to be the field of activities and its interactions.
Life Theme
Self Awareness
Life Application
Reflecting on our thoughts and behaviors to better understand ourselves.