Bhagavad Gita · 13.1
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच ।
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च ।
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca |
prakṛtiṁ puruṣaṁ caiva kṣetraṁ kṣetrajñam eva ca |
etad veditum icchāmi jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ ca keśava ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनः उवाचarjunaḥ uvācaArjuna said.
प्रकृतिम् पुरुषम्prakṛtim puruṣamprakṛti (material nature) and puruṣa (the enjoyer).
च एवca evaand also.
क्षेत्रम्kṣetramthe field.
क्षेत्रज्ञम् एव चkṣetrajñam eva caand also the knower of the field.
एतत्etatthis.
वेदितुम् इच्छामिveditum icchāmiI wish (icchāmi) to know (veditum).
ज्ञानम् ज्ञेयम् चjñānam jñeyam caknowledge and the object of knowledge.
केशवkeśavaO Keśava!
Translation
Arjuna said: “O Keśava, I wish to know about prakṛti (material nature) and puruṣa (the enjoyer), about the field and the knower of the field, and also about what knowledge is and what is the object of knowledge.”
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