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10.22 Among the senses, the mind Krishna speaks

वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना

vedānāṁ sāma-vedo ’smi devānām asmi vāsavaḥ
indriyāṇāṁ manaśh chāsmi bhūtānām asmi chetanā

Among the Vedas I am the Sama; among the gods, Indra; among the senses, the mind; and in living beings I am consciousness.

Explanation

Among the senses, the mind — and then consciousness.

The Sama among Vedas, Indra among gods, the mind among the senses, and in living beings cetanā.

Note that mind is listed as one of the senses, as it is at 7.4 and 13.6. The Gita is consistent about this even inside a hymn.

Word by word

vedānām
amongst the Vedas
sāma-vedaḥ
the Sāma Veda
asmi
I am
devānām
of all the celestial gods
asmi
I am
vāsavaḥ
Indra
indriyāṇām
of amongst the senses
manaḥ
the mind
ca
and
asmi
I am
bhūtānām
amongst the living beings
asmi
I am
chetanā
consciousness