Bhagavad Gita 10.22
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः। इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।
vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ indriyāṇāṁ manaśh chāsmi bhūtānām asmi chetanā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vedānām | vedānām | amongst the Vedas |
| sāma-vedaḥ | sāma-vedaḥ | the Sāma Veda |
| asmi | asmi | I am |
| devānām | devānām | of all the celestial gods |
| asmi | asmi | I am |
| vāsavaḥ̣ | vāsavaḥ̣ | Indra |
| indriyāṇām | indriyāṇām | of amongst the senses |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | the mind |
| ca | ca | and |
| asmi | asmi | I am |
| bhūtānām | bhūtānām | amongst the living beings |
| asmi | asmi | I am |
| chetanā | chetanā | consciousness |
Among the Vedas, I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods, I am Vasava; among the senses, I am the mind; and among living beings, I am intelligence.
मैं वेदों में सामवेद हूँ, देवों में वासव (इन्द्र) हूँ; मैं इन्द्रियों में मन और भूतप्राणियों में चेतना (ज्ञानशक्ति) हूँ।।