The Gita

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.
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