श्लोक 2 – Verse 2
श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
idaṁ śharīraṁ kaunteya kṣhetram ity abhidhīyate
etad yo vetti taṁ prāhuḥ kṣhetra-jña iti tad-vidaḥ
शब्दों का अर्थ
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Divine Lord said; idam—this; śharīram—body; kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti; kṣhetram—the field of activities; iti—thus; abhidhīyate—is termed as; etat—this; yaḥ—one who; vetti—knows; tam—that person; prāhuḥ—is called; kṣhetra-jñaḥ—the knower of the field; iti—thus; tat-vidaḥ—those who discern the truth
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।13.2।।श्रीभगवान् बोले — हे कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुन ! ‘यह’ — रूपसे कहे जानेवाले शरीरको ‘क्षेत्र’ कहते हैं और इस क्षेत्रको जो जानता है, उसको ज्ञानीलोग ‘क्षेत्रज्ञ’ नामसे कहते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।13.2।। श्रीभगवान् ने कहा — हे कौन्तेय ! यह शरीर क्षेत्र कहा जाता है और इसको जो जानता है, उसे तत्त्वज्ञ जन, क्षेत्रज्ञ कहते हैं।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
The Lord said, “O Arjuna, this body is called the Field, Ksetra. Those who know the self call the one who knows it the Field-knower, Ksetrajna.”
Swami Gambirananda (English)
The Blessed Lord said, “O son of Kunti, this body is referred to as the ‘field’. Those who are versed in this call him who is conscious of it the ‘knower of the field’.”
Swami Sivananda (English)
The 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.”
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
The Bhagavat said, “O son of Kunti! This physical body is called the ‘field’ (decayer-cum-protector); He who sensitizes it—His knowers call Him properly the ‘Field-sensitizer’.
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of a person is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self.
