Word meanings
- āyudhānām
- amongst weapons
- aham
- I
- vajram
- the Vajra (thunderbolt)
- dhenūnām
- amongst cows
- asmi
- I am
- kāma-dhuk
- Kamdhenu
- prajanaḥ
- amongst causes for procreation
- ca
- and
- asmi
- I am
- kandarpaḥ
- Kaamdev, the god of love
- sarpāṇām
- amongst serpents
- asmi
- I am
- vāsukiḥ
- serpent Vasuki
Translations
Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called Kamadhenu; I am the progenitor, the god of love; among serpents, I am Vasuki.
I am the thunderbolt among weapons; I am the Cow of Plenty among cows; I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents.
Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am Kamadhenu. I am Kandarpa, the Progenitor, and among serpents I am Vasuki.
आयुधोंमें वज्र और धेनुओंमें कामधेनु मैं हूँ। सन्तान-उत्पत्तिका हेतु कामदेव मैं हूँ और सर्पोंमें वासुकि मैं हूँ।Commentary
Vajram the thunderbolt weapon made of the bones of Dadhichi an implement of warfare which can only be handled by Indra who has fininshed a hundred sacrifices. Kamadhuk The cow Kamadhenu of the great sage Vasishtha which yielded all the desired objects, also born of the ocean of milk. Kandarpa Cupid. Vasuki The Lord of hoodless or ordinary serpents. Sarpa (serpent) has only one head. Vasuki is yellowcoloured. Nagas have many heads. Ananta is firecoloured. Sridhara says that the Sarpa is poisonous and the Naga is nonpoisonous.
Sri Ramanuja says that Sarpa has only one head and Naga has many heads.