Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 26 (13.26)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यावत् सञ्जायते किञ्चित् सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात् तद् विद्धि भरतर्षभ
॥ 13.26 ॥
yāvat sañjāyate kiñcit sattvaṃ sthāvarajaṅgamam
kṣetrakṣetrajñasaṃyogāt tad viddhi bharatarṣabha
Translation
"O best of the Bharatas, whatever being is born, unmoving or moving, know it to be born from the union of the field and the knower of the field."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. kaḥ punar ayaṃ kṣetrakṣetrajñayoḥ saṃyogaḥ abhipretaḥ? na tāvat rajjvā iva ghaṭasya avayavasaṃśleṣadvārakaḥ saṃbandhaviśeṣaḥ — what kind of union is this? Not a joining of parts like a rope and a pot — (further on: superimposition, adhyasa, that is, the attributing of one onto the other).
Acharya Ramanuja. kṣetrakṣetrajñayor itaretarasaṃyogād eva jāyate, saṃyuktam eva jāyate, na tu itaretaraviyuktam — born only from the mutual union of the two, born joined together; not separately.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.