Chapter 10, Verse 22
Text
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः। इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।।
Transliteration
vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ indriyāṇāṁ manaśh chāsmi bhūtānām asmi chetanā
Word Meanings
vedānām—amongst the Vedas; sāma-vedaḥ—the Sāma Veda; asmi—I am; devānām—of all the celestial gods; asmi—I am; vāsavaḥ̣—Indra; indriyāṇām—of amongst the senses; manaḥ—the mind; ca—and; asmi—I am; bhūtānām—amongst the living beings; asmi—I am; chetanā—consciousness
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Translations
In English by Swami Adidevananda
Of the Vedas, I am the Samaveda; of gods, I am Indra; of sense-organs, I am the mind; and of living beings, I am consciousness.
In English by Swami Sivananda
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.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।10.22।। मैं वेदोंमें सामवेद हूँ, देवताओंमें इन्द्र हूँ, इन्द्रियोंमें मन हूँ और प्राणियोंकी चेतना हूँ।
In English by Swami Sivananda
10.22 वेदानाम् among the Vedas, सामवेदः the Sama Veda, अस्मि (I) am, देवानाम् among the gods, अस्मि (I) am, वासवः Indra, इन्द्रियाणाम् among the senses, मनः mind, च and, अस्मि (I) am, भूतानाम् among living beings, अस्मि (I) am, चेतना intelligence.Commentary Vasava is Indra.Gods Such as Rudras, Adityas.Indriyas The five JnanaIndriyas or organs of knowledge, viz., ear, skin, eye, tongue and nose and the five KarmaIndriyas or organs of action, viz., speech, hands, feet, genitals and anus. The mind is regarded as the eleventh sense. As the senses cannot function without the help of the mind, the mind is regarded as the chief among the senses.Chetana Intelligence is that state of intellect which is manifest in the aggregate of the body and the senses.That which illumines all, from the intellect down to the grossest object, is called Chetana.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।10.22।। व्याख्या--'वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि'--वेदोंकी जो ऋचाएँ स्वरसहित गायी जाती हैं, उनका नाम सामवेद है। सामवेदमें इन्द्ररूपसे भगवान्की स्तुतिका वर्णन है। इसलिये सामवेद भगवान्की विभूति है।