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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 4

भगवद् गीता अध्याय 13 श्लोक 4

तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।
स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।

English Translation - Swami Gambirananda

13.4 Hear from Me in brief about (all) that as to what that field is and how it is; what its changes are, and from what cause arises what effect; and who He is, and what His powers are.

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary

13.4 What the Field is namely, what its substance is; what it is like, namely, what things depend on it; what its modifications are, namely, what its transformations are; what the purpose is for which it has been originated; what it is, namely, what its true nature is; who it is, namely, who the individual self is and what Its nature is like; what Its powers, are, namely, what powers It possesses. All this, briefly learn from Me.

Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 13.4

Tat kshetram yaccha yaadrik cha yadvikaari yatashcha yat; Sa cha yo yatprabhaavashcha tatsamaasena me shrinu.

Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 13.4

tat—that; kṣhetram—field of activities; yat—what; cha—and; yādṛik—its nature; cha—and; yat-vikāri—how change takes place in it; yataḥ—from what; cha—also; yat—what; saḥ—he; cha—also; yaḥ—who; yat-prabhāvaḥ—what his powers are; cha—and; tat—that; samāsena—in summary; me—from me; śhṛiṇu—listen