Word meanings
- purodhasām
- amongst priests
- ca
- and
- mukhyam
- the chiefs
- mām
- me
- viddhi
- know
- pārtha
- Arjun, the son of Pritha
- bṛhaspatim
- Brihaspati
- senānīnām
- warrior chief
- aham
- I
- skandaḥ
- Kartikeya
- sarasām
- amongst reservoirs of water
- asmi
- I am
- sāgaraḥ
- the ocean
Translations
And, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army generals, I am Skanda; among lakes, I am the ocean.
Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the priest Brihaspati; of generals, I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters, I am the Ocean.
O son of Prtha, know me to be Brhaspati, the foremost among the priests of kings. Among commanders of armies, I am Skanda; among large expanses of water, I am the sea.
हे पार्थ ! पुरोहितोंमें मुख्य बृहस्पतिको मेरा स्वरूप समझो। सेनापतियोंमें स्कन्द और जलाशयोंमें समुद्र मैं हूँ।Commentary
Brihaspati is the chif priest of the gods. He is the househld priest of Indra. Skanda is Kartikeya or Lord Subramanya. He is the general of the hosts of the gods. Of things holding water -- natural reservoirs or lakes -- I am the ocean.