Whatever is born, whether immovable or movable, O best of the Bhāratas!, know that it arises from the union of the field with the knower of the field.

The kṣetra-kṣetra-jña-saṃyoga — union of field and knower — produces all manifestation. This “union” is the mutual superimposition that creates the illusion of an experiencing ego.

Sthāvara (immovable) includes plants and minerals; jaṅgama (movable) includes animals and humans. All manifest existence requires both consciousness and matter.

This verse restates the Sāṅkhya principle that creation requires both puruṣa and prakṛti. Neither alone produces manifestation; their conjunction (saṃyoga) is necessary.