Chapter 13, verse 1
अर्जुन उवाच प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
arjuna uvāca prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ caiva kṣetraṃ kṣetrajñameva ca etadveditumicchāmi jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ ca keśava13.1
Word meanings
- प्रकृतिम् — the Prakriti (matter)
- पुरुषम् — the Purusha (Spirit or Soul)
- च — and
- एव — even
- क्षेत्रम् — the field
- क्षेत्रज्ञम् — the knower of the field
- एव — even
- च — and
- एतत् — this
- वेदितुम् — to know
- इच्छामि — (I) wish
- ज्ञानम् — knowledge
Translation
Arjuna 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."
Translation Context: "Arjuna 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."
Commentary & Insight: In this verse of Chapter 13, Sri Krishna counsels Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra. The teaching illuminates the eternal nature of the soul, the sacred call of duty (Dharma), and the path of unattached action (Nishkama Karma). Reflecting upon this verse brings mental peace, spiritual strength, and wisdom in daily life.