Bhagavad Gita BG 13.6
Chapter 13, Verse 6 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च । इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः ॥
maha-bhutany ahankaro buddhir avyaktam eva ca indriyani dashaikam ca panca cendriaya-gocarah
Meaning
The great elements, ego (ahamkara), intellect (buddhi), and the unmanifest; the ten senses and the one (mind); the five sense-objects —
Understanding
The content of the Kshetra (the Field) is now enumerated. The Field includes everything in the manifest: mahabhutani (the five great elements: earth, water, fire, air, ether). Ahankara (the ego/sense of 'I'). Buddhi (intellect). Avyakta (the unmanifest prakriti — the unmanifest root of matter). Indriyani dashaikam (the ten senses + one = eleven: five jnanendriyas perception + five karmendriyas action + mind). Panca ca indriya-gocara (five sense-objects). The field is everything that IS — including the mind, ego, intellect, and the sense of 'I'. The Knower is what KNOWS all this.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| महाभूतानि | maha-bhutani | the five great elements |
| अहङ्कारः | ahankara | ego, the sense of 'I', I-making |
| अव्यक्तम् | avyaktam | the unmanifest (avyakta prakriti — the root of matter) |
| इन्द्रियाणि दश एकम् | indriyani dashaikam | ten plus one — the ten senses and the mind |
| गोचराः | gocarah | sense-objects, the range of the senses |
| महा-भूतानि | mahā-bhūtāni | the great elements |
| अहंकारः | ahaṃkāraḥ | ego, false identity |
| बुद्धिः | buddhiḥ | intelligence |
| एव | eva ca | also |
| इन्द्रियाणि | indriyāṇi daśaikam | the ten senses and one (mind) |
| च | ca | and |
| पञ्च | pañca ca | and five |
| इन्द्रिय-गोचराः | indriya-gocarāḥ | the objects of the senses |