भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-10, verse-35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् ।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥३५॥
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥३५॥
35. bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chandasāmaham ,
māsānāṁ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ.
māsānāṁ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ.
35.
bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnām gāyatrī chandasām aham
māsānām mārgaśīrṣaḥ aham ṛtūnām kusumākaraḥ
māsānām mārgaśīrṣaḥ aham ṛtūnām kusumākaraḥ
35.
aham sāmnām bṛhatsāma tathā chandasām gāyatrī
aham māsānām mārgaśīrṣaḥ ṛtūnām kusumākaraḥ
aham māsānām mārgaśīrṣaḥ ṛtūnām kusumākaraḥ
35.
I am the Bṛhat-sāman among the sāmans (Vedic chants), and the Gāyatrī among the meters. Among months, I am Mārgaśīrṣa, and among seasons, I am spring.
Words meanings summery:
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- बृहत्साम (bṛhatsāma) - the Bṛhat-sāman (a specific Vedic chant)
- तथा (tathā) - and, so also, thus
- साम्नाम् (sāmnām) - among the sāmans, of the chants
- गायत्री (gāyatrī) - the Gāyatrī (a specific Vedic meter and mantra)
- छन्दसाम् (chandasām) - among the meters, of the meters
- अहम् (aham) - I
- मासानाम् (māsānām) - among the months, of the months
- मार्गशीर्षः (mārgaśīrṣaḥ) - the month of Mārgaśīrṣa (November-December)
- अहम् (aham) - I
- ऋतूनाम् (ṛtūnām) - among the seasons, of the seasons
- कुसुमाकरः (kusumākaraḥ) - spring (literally, 'mine of flowers')
Words meanings and morphology
बृहत्साम (bṛhatsāma) - the Bṛhat-sāman (a specific Vedic chant)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛhatsāman
bṛhatsāman - the Great Sāman, the Bṛhat-sāman (a specific type of Vedic chant)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+sāman)
- bṛhat – great, large, vast
adjective
Root: bṛh (class 1) - sāman – chant, hymn, song (especially a Vedic chant)
noun (neuter)
Root: sā (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - and, so also, thus
(indeclinable)
साम्नाम् (sāmnām) - among the sāmans, of the chants
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sāman
sāman - chant, hymn, song (especially a Vedic chant)
Root: sā (class 2)
गायत्री (gāyatrī) - the Gāyatrī (a specific Vedic meter and mantra)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gāyatrī
gāyatrī - the Gāyatrī (a Vedic meter of 24 syllables, and the famous Gāyatrī mantra)
Root: gai (class 1)
छन्दसाम् (chandasām) - among the meters, of the meters
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of chandas
chandas - meter, hymn, sacred text
Root: chad (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
मासानाम् (māsānām) - among the months, of the months
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of māsa
māsa - month
Root: mās
मार्गशीर्षः (mārgaśīrṣaḥ) - the month of Mārgaśīrṣa (November-December)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mārgaśīrṣa
mārgaśīrṣa - the month Mārgaśīrṣa (roughly November-December, considered auspicious)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
ऋतूनाम् (ṛtūnām) - among the seasons, of the seasons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛtu
ṛtu - season, fixed time
Root: ṛ (class 3)
कुसुमाकरः (kusumākaraḥ) - spring (literally, 'mine of flowers')
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kusumākara
kusumākara - spring (season), a flower garden, a mine of flowers
Compound type : tatpurusha (kusuma+ākara)
- kusuma – flower, blossom
noun (neuter)
Root: kus (class 1) - ākara – mine, source, collection
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)