BG 13.2
Krishna replied: This physical body is called the "field", and those who know the self call those who are aware of this as "knowers of the field".
एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः
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śhrī-bhagavān — Krishna
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śhrī
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bhagavān
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uvācha — said
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idaṁ — this
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śharīraṁ — body
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kaunteya — Arjuna
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kṣhetram — the field of activities
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ity — thus
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abhidhīyate — is termed as
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etad — this
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yo — one who
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vetti — knows
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taṁ — that person
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prāhuḥ — is called
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kṣhetra-jña — knower of the field
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kṣhetra — the field
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jña — knower
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iti — thus
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tad-vidaḥ — those who discern the truth
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tad
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vidaḥ
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Krishna replied: This physical body is called the "field", and those who know the self call those who are aware of this as "knowers of the field". I am the omniscient knower of all fields. Knowledge of the field and the all-knowing self that sensitizes it is true wisdom. I will briefly explain what the "field" is, what it is composed of, from where it came, why it changes, the nature of self, and the source of its power. Great sages have sung of it in many ways, and have written strong arguments for it in the sacred Vedas.
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Krishna replied: Brahman is the supreme, indestructible nature of the self. Material actions by this self are called karma.
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...craving and aversion, happiness and sorrow, the body, sentience, and fortitude - these, together with their modifications, are the "field".
- Verse 13.7
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Wherever life is seen in things, both moving and stationary, know that it is through this combination of the field and its knower.
- Verse 13.27
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Krishna replied: In this world, there are two paths one might take - a path of knowledge for those inclined toward contemplation, and a path of Yoga for those inclined toward action.
- Verse 3.3
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Krishna replied: Behold, Arjuna! My celestial forms, by the hundreds and thousands, of all shapes and colors.
- Verse 11.5