Word meanings
- anantaḥ
- Anant
- ca
- and
- asmi
- I am
- nāgānām
- amongst snakes
- varuṇaḥ
- the celestial god of the ocean
- yādasām
- amongst aquatics
- aham
- I
- pitṝīṇām
- amongst the departed ancestors
- aryamā
- Aryama
- ca
- and
- asmi
- am
- yamaḥ
- the celestial god of death
- sanyamatām
- amongst dispensers of law
- aham
- I
Translations
I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I am Yama among the governors.
I am the king-python among snakes, I am the aqueous principle among those that live in water, I am the father of fathers, and among rulers I am death.
Among snakes, I am Ananta; among gods of the waters, Varuna; among the manes, Aryama; and among the maintainers of law and order, I am Yama (King of death).
नागोंमें अनन्त (शेषनाग) और जल-जन्तुओंका अधिपति वरुण मैं हूँ। पितरोंमें अर्यमा और शासन करनेवालोंमें यमराज मैं हूँ।Commentary
Ananta is the king of hooded serpents or cobras. He is firecoloured. Varuna is the king of the watergods. Waterdeities The gods connected with waters. Aryaman is the king of the manes.I am Yama, the witness of the acts of all living beings, who keeps account of the good and bad actions of the people.