Shloka 12
Adhyāya 34: Kṣetrajña-Lakṣaṇa and the Araṇi Metaphor
Mind–Intellect Allegory
Devanagari script
श्रीभगवानुवाच मनो मे ब्राह्माणं विद्धि बुद्धि मे विद्धि ब्राह्मणीम् क्षेत्रज्ञ इति यश्चोक्त: सो5हमेव धनंजय,भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण बोले--अर्जुन! मेरे मनको तो तुम ब्राह्मण समझो और मेरी बुद्धिको ब्राह्यणी समझो एवं जिसको क्षेत्रज्ञ--ऐसा कहा गया है, वह मैं ही हूँ
Transliteration
śrībhagavān uvāca—mano me brāhmaṇaṁ viddhi, buddhi me viddhi brāhmaṇīm; kṣetrajña iti yaś coktaḥ so ’ham eva dhanañjaya.
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: “O Dhanañjaya, know My mind to be Brahman, and know My intellect to be the Brahmin woman. And the one who is spoken of as the ‘Knower of the Field’ (kṣetrajña)—that is none other than I Myself.”
Word by Word
श्रीभगवान्the Blessed Lord
श्रीभगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मनःmind
मनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मेmy/of me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
ब्राह्मणम्a brahmin
ब्राह्मणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विद्धिknow (you should know)
विद्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
बुद्धिम्intellect
बुद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मेmy/of me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
विद्धिknow
विद्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्राह्मणीम्a brahmin woman / brahminess
ब्राह्मणीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मणी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
क्षेत्रज्ञःknower of the field (the Self)
क्षेत्रज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्रज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
यःwho/which
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उक्तःsaid/called
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe/that
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
एवindeed/alone
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
धनंजयO Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजय:
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Bhagavān)A
Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)K
Kṣetrajña (Knower of the Field)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes