BG 13.18

इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः ।
मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते ॥
iti kṣetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ coktaṁ samāsataḥ
mad-bhakta etad vijñāya mad-bhāvāyopapadyate

Word-for-word meanings

iti — thus;  kṣetram — the field [the body];  tathā — and;  jñānam — knowledge;  ca — and;  jñeyam — the knowable;  uktam — have been described;  samāsataḥ — in brief;  vijñāya — knowing;  etat — this;  mat-bhaktaḥ — My devotee;  upapadyate — becomes eligible to attain;  mat-bhāvāya — love for Me.

Translation

Thus, the field [the body], knowledge, and the knowable have been described in brief. Knowing this, My devotee becomes eligible to attain love for Me.

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