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
Transliteration
śrībhagavān uvāca—mano me brāhmaṇaṁ viddhi, buddhi me viddhi brāhmaṇīm; kṣetrajña iti yaś coktaḥ so ’ham eva dhanañjaya.
Translation
ଶ୍ରୀଭଗବାନ କହିଲେ—“ଧନଞ୍ଜୟ! ମୋର ମନକୁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ ବୋଲି ଜାଣ; ମୋର ବୁଦ୍ଧିକୁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀ ବୋଲି ଜାଣ; ଏବଂ ଯାହାକୁ ‘କ୍ଷେତ୍ରଜ୍ଞ’ କୁହାଯାଏ, ସେ ମୁଁ ନିଜେ।”
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