Bhagavad Gita, verse 13.6 varies slightly by translation. In Sanskrit (common numbering), verses 13.5–6 are often combined in some editions. A widely used translation is:
“The great elements, ego, intellect, the unmanifest, the ten senses and the one (mind), and the five objects of the senses;
Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the aggregate (body), consciousness, and firmness—thus the field has been briefly described with its modifications.”
This verse is part of Chapter 13 (Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña Vibhāga Yoga), where Bhagavad Gita explains the “field” (kṣetra)—the components of material existence and embodied experience.
In simpler terms, it lists what makes up human experience:
- Physical matter (the elements)
- Mind, ego, intellect
- The senses and what they perceive
- Emotions and reactions (desire, aversion, pleasure, pain)
- Consciousness and persistence/resolve
If you want, I can also give the original Sanskrit, a word-by-word meaning, or explain it according to a specific commentator like Adi Shankaracharya or A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
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