Bhagavad Gita 10.35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।
bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bṛihat-sāma | bṛihat-sāma | the Brihatsama |
| tathā | tathā | also |
| sāmnām | sāmnām | amongst the hymns in the Sama Veda |
| gāyatrī | gāyatrī | the Gayatri mantra |
| chhandasām | chhandasām | amongst poetic meters |
| aham | aham | I |
| māsānām | māsānām | of the twelve months |
| mārga-śhīrṣhaḥ | mārga-śhīrṣhaḥ | the month of November-December |
| aham | aham | I |
| ṛitūnām | ṛitūnām | of all seasons |
| kusuma-ākaraḥ | kusuma-ākaraḥ | spring |
Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am Margasirsha; among seasons, I am the flowery season.
सामों (गेय मन्त्रों) में मैं बृहत्साम और छन्दों में गायत्री छन्द हूँ; मैं मासों में मार्गशीर्ष (दिसम्बरजनवरी के भाग) और ऋतुओं में वसन्त हूँ।।