The Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 13.8
The Yoga of Discriminating the Field and the Knower of the Field
kṣetra-kṣetrajña-vibhāga-yoga
Dispassion toward sense objects, lack of identification with the I,
Perception of the evils of birth and death
Of old age and sickness and pain,
indriyārtheṣu vāiriāgyam
toward the objects of the senses, aversion,
anahmnkāra eva ca
and absence of egotism,
janmamṛtyujarāvyādhi-
birth-death-old age-disease-
duḥkhadoṣānudarśanam
pain-evil keeping in view,
Indifference to the objects of sense,
And absence of egotism;
Keeping in view the evils of birth, death,
Old age, disease, and pain;
At the thick-haired Arjuna’s command, the bristling-haired Krishna brought the principal chariot to a stop between the two armies— in front of Bhishma, Drona, and all of these sovereigns of the world.
Facing Bhishma, Drona, and
the other great kings, he said:
“Look, Arjuna. From here you can see
all the Kurus who are gathered to do battle.
At Guḍākeśa’s words, O Bhārata, Hṛṣīkeśa stationed the fine chariot between the two armies, before Bhīṣma, Droṇa and all the kings, and he said to the Pārtha, “Behold the Kurus assembled!”
facing Bhishma and Drona
and all the kings of the earth, said:
“Arjuna, behold all the Kurus gathered together.”
indriyārtheṣu (m. loco pl.), in the objects of sense, toward the objects of sense.
vāiriāgyam (n. nom. sg.), aversion, hatred.
anahmnkāras (m. nom. sg.), absence of egotism, absence of the sense of “I,” lit. “not I making.”
eva, indeed (used as a rhythmic filler).
ca, and.
janma (n.), birth.
mṛtyu (m.), death.
jarā (f.), becoming old, old age, decrepitude.
vyādhi (m.), disease, ailment, sickness.
duḥkha (n.), plain, misery, unhappiness.
doṣa (m.), wrong, evil.
anudarśanam (n. nom. sg.), keeping in view, keeping in mind.
(janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiduḥkhadoṣānudarśanam, n. nom. sg. TP cpd., keeping in view the evils of birth, death, old age, disease and pain.)
