13. Distinguishing the Body and Spirit

Kṣhetra Kṣhetrajña Vibhāg Yog

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?

अर्जुन उवाच
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव


  • arjuna uvācha — Arjuna said

  • prakṛitiṁ — material nature

  • puruṣhaṁ — the enjoyer

  • chaiva — and certainly

    • cha — and

    • iva — certainly

  • kṣhetraṁ — the field of activities

  • kṣhetra-jñam — the knower of the field

    • kṣhetra — field

    • jñam — knower

  • eva — even

  • cha — and

  • etad — this

  • veditum — to know

  • ichchhāmi — I wish

  • jñānaṁ — knowledge

  • jñeyaṁ — the goal of knowledge

  • cha — and

  • keśhava — Krishna
    Krishna's name "keśhava" is due to a legend where he slays the Keshi demon.

Chapter 13, Verse 1