Mahabhutany Ahankaro

Here Krishna begins listing what the field is made of. First: the five great elements — earth, water, fire, air, and space. Then ego — the feeling of 'I am.' Then intellect. And the unmanifest Prakriti — that invisible material force standing behind everything.

Next come ten senses (five of perception and five of action) plus the mind, making eleven. And five sense-objects: sound, touch, form, taste, and smell. All of these together make up this body-field.

This enumeration aligns with Sankhya philosophy, which the Bhagavad Gita frequently draws upon. The five great elements, ego, intellect, and mind are the foundational categories of traditional Indian metaphysics.

In the Gita Press edition, this is the sixth shloka. This verse and the next one (13.7) together provide the complete inventory of what constitutes the field.