Verse 10

Ekakshara

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सामैश्चिदन्तो विरजश्च बाहूं हिरण्मयं वेदविदां वरिष्ठम् । यमध्वरे ब्रह्मविदः स्तुवन्ति सामैर्यजुर्भिः क्रतुभिस्त्वमेव ॥१०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सामैः । चित् । अन्तः । विरजः । च । बाहूम् । हिरण्मयम् । वेद-विदाम् । वरिष्ठम् । यम् । अध्वरे । ब्रह्म-विदः । स्तुवन्ति । सामैः । यजुः-भिः । क्रतु-भिः । त्वम् । एव ।

IAST Transliteration

sāmaiś cid antaḥ virajaś ca bāhūṃ hiraṇmayaṃ vedavidāṃ variṣṭham | yam adhvare brahmavidaḥ stuvanti sāmair yajurbhiḥ kratubhis tvam eva ||10||

Translation

ಸಾಮಗಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಅವರು ಅಂತರ್ಯಾಮಿ ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಅವನ ಭುಜಗಳು ಚಿನ್ನಮಯವಾದಂತೆ, ಅವನು ವೇದವಿದರಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನು. ಯಜ್ಞದಲ್ಲಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿದರು ಸಾಮ, ಯಜುರ್ಮಂತ್ರಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಕ್ರತುಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಯಾರನ್ನು ಕೀರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೋ—ಅದು ನೀನೇ; ನೀನೇ ಆ ಪರತತ್ತ್ವ.

Academic Translation

With Sāman-chants indeed (they praise) the stainless One within, whose arms are (as it were) golden, the foremost among the knowers of the Veda—whom, in the sacrifice, the knowers of Brahman laud with Sāmans, with Yajus-formulas, with rites; you alone are That.

Verse Context

• Brahman as the inner, stainless reality (antarātman) and the unity of all Vedic worship in the One
• Mahavakya: Supports the import of identity-teachings such as ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ by presenting the inner pure principle as the sole object behind ritual praise
• Atharva
• Chandas: Mixed/late Upaniṣadic anuṣṭubh-like śloka (non-strict Vedic meter)