इदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते । एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः ॥
idaṃ śarīraṃ kaunteya kṣetramityabhidhīyate | etadyo vetti taṃ prāhuḥ kṣetrajña iti tadvidaḥ ||
This body, son of Kunti, is called the field. The one who knows it is called the knower of the field by those who know these things.
हे कौन्तेय, यह शरीर 'क्षेत्र' कहलाता है। जो इसे जानता है, उसे इस विषय के जानकार 'क्षेत्रज्ञ' कहते हैं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
You have a body, a mind and moods, but you are also the one who is aware of them. Noticing that difference is the first step out of being completely swept along by them.
आपके पास शरीर है, मन है, मनोदशाएँ हैं; पर आप वह भी हैं जो इन सबको जानता है। इस अंतर को पहचानना ही इनमें पूरी तरह बह जाने से बचने का पहला कदम है।
Krishna opens a new teaching for Arjuna: the body is called the field (kshetra), and the one who knows it is called the knower of the field (kshetrajna).