BG 13.1
Arjuna asked: Who is God, what is nature, what is matter, and what is the self? What is wisdom, and what is worth knowing?
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव
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arjuna uvācha — Arjuna said
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prakṛitiṁ — material nature
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puruṣhaṁ — the enjoyer
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chaiva — and certainly
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cha — and
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iva — certainly
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kṣhetraṁ — the field of activities
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kṣhetra-jñam — the knower of the field
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kṣhetra — field
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jñam — knower
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eva — even
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cha — and
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etad — this
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veditum — to know
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ichchhāmi — I wish
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jñānaṁ — knowledge
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jñeyaṁ — the goal of knowledge
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cha — and
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keśhava — Krishna
Krishna's name "keśhava" is due to a legend where he slays the Keshi demon.
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