Chapter 10, Verse 35
Text
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
Transliteration
bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
Word Meanings
bṛihat-sāma—the Brihatsama; tathā—also; sāmnām—amongst the hymns in the Sama Veda; gāyatrī—the Gayatri mantra; chhandasām—amongst poetic meters; aham—I; māsānām—of the twelve months; mārga-śhīrṣhaḥ—the month of November-December; aham—I; ṛitūnām—of all seasons; kusuma-ākaraḥ—spring
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Translations
In English by Swami Adidevananda
Of Saman hymns, I am the Brhatsaman; of meters, I am the Gayatri; of months, I am Margasira (Nov-Dec); and of seasons, I am the season of flowers.
In English by Swami Sivananda
Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am Margasirsha; among seasons, I am the flowery season.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।10.35।। गायी जानेवाली श्रुतियोंमें बृहत्साम और वैदिक छन्दोंमें गायत्री छन्द मैं हूँ। बारह महीनोंमें मार्गशीर्ष और छः ऋतुओंमें वसन्त मैं हूँ।
In English by Swami Sivananda
10.35 बृहत्साम Brihatsaman, तथा also, साम्नाम् among Sama hymns, गायत्री Gayatri, छन्दसाम् among metres, अहम् I, मासानाम् among months, मार्गशीर्षः Margasirsha, अहम् I, ऋतूनाम् among seasons, कुसुमाकरः the flowery season (spring).Commentary Brihatsaman is the chief of the hymns of the SamaVeda. Brihat means big.Margasirsha From the middle of December to the middle of January. This has a temperate climate. In olden days it was usual to start with this month in counting the months of the year. The first place was given to this month.Kusumakara The beautiful flowery season, the spring.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।10.35।। व्याख्या--'बृहत्साम तथा साम्नाम्'--सामवेदमें बृहत्साम नामक एक गीति है। इसके द्वारा इन्द्ररूप परमेश्वरकी स्तुति की गयी है। अतिरात्रयागमें यह एक पृष्ठस्तोत्र है। सामवेदमें सबसे श्रेष्ठ होनेसे इस बृहत्सामको भगवान्ने अपनी विभूति बताया है (टिप्पणी प0 564)।