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Chapter 12.339 - Verse 6

Sanskrit Text

क्षेत्राणि हि शरीराणि बीजानि शुभाशुभे तानि वेत्ति योगात्मा ततः क्षेत्रज्ञ उच्यते

English Translation

Kshetriya is another name for body. And because he knows all bodies as also all good and bad acts, therefore, he, who is the soul of Yoga, is called by the name of Kshetrajna.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

क्षेत्राणि | हि | शरीराणि | बीजानि | च | शुभ + अशुभ
तानि | वेत्ति | स | योग + आत्मन् | ततः | क्षेत्रज्ञ | उच्यते