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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

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
vedānāmvedānāmamongst the Vedas
sāma-vedaḥsāma-vedaḥthe Sāma Veda
asmiasmiI am
devānāmdevānāmof all the celestial gods
asmiasmiI am
vāsavaḥ̣vāsavaḥ̣Indra
indriyāṇāmindriyāṇāmof amongst the senses
manaḥmanaḥthe mind
cacaand
asmiasmiI am
bhūtānāmbhūtānāmamongst the living beings
asmiasmiI am
chetanāchetanāconsciousness

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।।