kṣhetram

How it is translated

• the field of activities (3)
• field of activities (1)
• the nature of the field (1)
• the body (1)

Every verse

1. 13.1प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva chaArjuna said, "I wish to learn about Nature and the Spirit, the field and the knower of the field, knowledge and that which ought to be known, O Kesava."Here: the field of activities
2. 13.2श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, this body is called the field; he who knows it is called the knower of the field by those who know them."Here: the field of activities
3. 13.4तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।tat kṣhetraṁ yach cha yādṛik cha yad-vikāri yataśh cha yatHear from Me in brief what the field is, of what nature it is, what its modifications are, whence it is, who He is, and what His powers are.Here: field of activities
4. 13.7इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।ichchhā dveṣhaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ saṅghātaśh chetanā dhṛitiḥDesire, hatred, pleasure, pain, the aggregate (body), intelligence, and fortitude—the field has thus been briefly described with its modifications.Here: the field of activities
5. 13.19इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।iti kṣhetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ choktaṁ samāsataḥThus, the field, as well as knowledge and the knowable, have been briefly stated. My devotee, knowing this, enters into My being.Here: the nature of the field
6. 13.34यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।yathā prakāśhayaty ekaḥ kṛitsnaṁ lokam imaṁ raviḥJust as the one sun illuminates the entire world, so too does the Lord of the field (Supreme Self) illuminate the entire field, O Arjuna.Here: the body