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The Field and the Knower of the Field
अर्जुन उवाच प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव
arjuna uvācha prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva cha etad veditum ichchhāmi jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ cha keśhava
Arjuna said: O Keshava, I wish to know Prakriti and Purusha, the field and the knower of the field, knowledge and that which is to be known.
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · prakṛitim—material nature · puruṣham—the enjoyer · cha—and · eva—indeed · kṣhetram—the field of activities · kṣhetra-jñam—the knower of the field · eva—even · cha—also · etat—this · veditum—to know · ichchhāmi—I wish · jñānam—knowledge · jñeyam—the goal of knowledge · cha—and · keśhava—Krishna, the killer of the demon named Keshi
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