vedānāṃ sāma-vedo ‘smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ
indriyāṇāṃ manaś cāsmi bhūtānām asmi cetanā
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vedānāṁ (among the Vedas) [
aham]
(I) sāma-vedaḥ asmi (I am Samaveda),
devānāṁ (among the gods) [
aham]
(I) vāsavaḥ asmi (I am Vāsava, Indra),
indriyāṇāṁ (among the senses) [
aham]
(I) manaḥ asmi (I am the mind),
bhūtānāṁ ca (and among the beings) [
aham]
(I) cetanā asmi (I am consciousness).
| vedānām |
– |
veda 6n.3 m. – among the Vedas (from: √vid – to know, to understand, veda – the Vedas; four Vedas: ṛc, yajus, sāman, atharvan); |
| sāma-vedaḥ |
– |
sāma-veda 1n.1 m. – Samaveda (from: √so – to destroy [sin] or √sā – to give [a blessing], sāman – one of the four Vedas or its hymn; √vid – to know, to understand, veda – the Vedas); |
| asmi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am; |
| devānām |
– |
deva 6n.3 m. – among the gods (from: √div – to shine, to play); |
| asmi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am; |
| vāsavaḥ |
– |
vāsava 1n.1 m. – related to Vasu, the best among the Vasus, Indra (√vas – to dwell, vasu – n. wealth, m. Vasu (one of eight), Kuvera, Śiva, Sun, fire; one of the lists of eight Vasus: bhava, dhruva, soma, viṣṇu, anila, anala, pratyuṣa, vibhava); |
| indriyāṇām |
– |
indriya 6n.3 n. – among the senses (from: √ind – to be powerful); |
| manaḥ |
– |
manas 1n.1 n. – the mind (from: √man – to think); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| asmi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am; |
| bhūtānām |
– |
bhūta 6n.3 m. – among beings (from: √bhū – to be, PP bhūta – been, real, world); |
| asmi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am; |
| cetanā |
– |
cetanā 1n.1 f. – consciousness, understanding, intellect (from: √cit – to perceive, to think, cetas – mind, thought, heart, consciousness); |
sāma-vedo ‘smi → sāma-vedo ‘haṃ (I [am] Samaveda);
cetanā → cetanām;
vedānāṃ madhye sāma-vedo’smi | devānāṃ rūdrādityādīnāṃ vāsava indro’smi | indriyāṇām ekādaśānāṃ cakṣur-ādīnāṃ manaś cāsmi saṃkalpa-vikalpātmakaṃ manaś cāsmi | bhūtānām asmi cetanā kārya-karaṇa-saṃghāte nityābhivyaktā buddhi-vṛttiś cetanā
vedānām ṛgyajussāmātharvaṇāṃ ya utkṛṣṭaḥ sāmavedaḥ, so ‚ham / devānām indro ‚ham asmi / ekādaśānām indriyāṇāṃ yad utkṛṣṭaṃ mana indriyam, tad aham asmi / iyam api na nirdhāraṇe / bhūtānāṃ cetanāvatāṃ yā cetanā, so ‚ham asmi
vedānām iti | vāsava indraḥ | bhūtānāṃ cetanā jñāna-śaktir aham asmi
catūrṇāṃ vedānāṃ madhye gāna-mādhuryeṇātiramaṇīyaḥ sāmavedo ‚ham asmi | vāsava indraḥ sarva-devādhipatiḥ | indriyāṇām ekādaśānāṃ pravartakaṃ manaḥ | bhūtānāṃ sarva-prāṇi-sambandhināṃ pariṇāmānāṃ madhye cid-abhivyañjikā buddher vṛttiś cetanāham asmi
vāsava indraḥ | bhūtānāṃ sambandhinī cetanā jñāna-śaktiḥ
vedānāṃ madhye gīta-mādhuryeṇotkarṣāt sāmavedo ‚ham | devānāṃ madhye vāsavas teṣāṃ rājā indro ‚ham | indriyāṇāṃ madhye durjayaṃ teṣāṃ pravartakaṃ ca mano ‚ham | bhūtānāṃ sambandhinī cetanā jñāna-śaktir aham
