Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 35 (10.35)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 35 (10.35)
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् । मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः | | १०-३५ | |
bṛihatsāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasāmaham māsānāṁ mārgaśhīrṣho’hamṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- बृहत्साम
(Brihat-sama)— बृहत्साम(the great Sama hymn) - तत्
(tad)— वह(that) -
ajoined in tathā - साम्नाम्
(samnam)— सामों में(among chants) - गायत्री
(Gayatri)— गायत्री(among metres I am Gayatri) - छन्दसाम्
(chhandasam)— छंदों में(among metres I am Gayatri) - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(among months I am Margashirsha)
Line 2:
- मासानाम्
(masanam)— महीनों में(among months I am Margashirsha) - मार्गशीर्षः
(Margashirshah)— मार्गशीर्ष(among months I am Margashirsha) - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(among metres I am Gayatri) - ऋतूनाम्
(ritunam)— ऋतुओं में(among seasons I am spring) - कुसुमाकरः
(kusumakarah)— वसंत(among seasons I am spring)
English: Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons.
Learnings from Shloka 35:
- Gayatri Meter:: The Gayatri mantra is the essence of Vedic prayer, calling for the illumination of the intellect.
- Season of Renewal:: The beauty of spring represents the creative joy and renewal of the divine energy in nature.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 10.35 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Among hymns, He is the Brihat-sama; among meters, Gayatri; among months, Margashirsha (November-December); and among seasons, the flower-bearing spring.