Chapter 13 · Verse 22 of 34
The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
Meaning
Supreme God Krishna spoke
He, who is the Witness, Allower, Sustainer, and Possessor^5 of all, often referred to as the Great Lord and God-the-Supreme, resides within this body (Kshetra) as the soul (Purusha)! (13:22)
Sanskrit
श्रीभगवान् उवाच
उपद्रष्टानुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः ।
परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः॥
Word-by-word
उप-द्रष्टा, अनु-मन्ता च, भर्ता, भोक्ता, महा-ईश्वरः,
परमात्मा इति च अपि उक्तः देहे अस्मिन् पुरुषः परः।
Footnotes
^5 Bhoktā in the corresponding Sanskrit verse, means a "possessor", too, according to Apte's Practical Sanskrit English Dictionary. This meaning is more appropriate in the context.