Bhagavad Gita 13.7 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“…and likes, dislikes, happiness, pain and feelings.”
What it means
— along with desire and aversion, pleasure and pain, the body, consciousness and resolve. That, in short, is the field and how it changes.”
The original Sanskrit
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं संघातश्चेतना धृतिः । एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम् ॥
icchā dveṣaḥ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃghātaścetanā dhṛtiḥ etatkṣetraṃ samāsena savikāramudāhṛtam
Translations
Literal translation
Desire, repulsion, happiness, sorrow, the aggregate (of body and organs), sentience, fortitude- this field, together with its modifications, has been spoken of briefly.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इच्छा, द्वेष, सुख, दुख, संघात (स्थूलदेह), चेतना (अन्त:करण की चेतन वृत्ति) तथा धृति - इस प्रकार यह क्षेत्र विकारों के सहित संक्षेप में कहा गया है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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