BG 13.3
I am the omniscient knower of all fields. Knowledge of the field and the all-knowing self that sensitizes it is true wisdom.
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम
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kṣhetra-jñaṁ — the knower of the field
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kṣhetra
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jñaṁ
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chāpi — also only
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cha — also
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api — only
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māṁ — me
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viddhi — know
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sarva-kṣhetreṣhu — all fields of activity
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sarva — all, every
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kṣhetreṣhu — endeavors of activity
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bhārata — Arjuna
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kṣhetra-kṣhetrajñayor — the field and the knower of the field
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kṣhetra — field of activities
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kṣhetrajñayor — the knower of the field
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jñānaṁ — knowledge
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yat — which
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taj — that
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jñānaṁ — knowledge
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mataṁ — opinion
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mama — my
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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- Verse 13.35
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