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आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्। प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
āyudhānām ahaṁ vajraṁ dhenūnām asmi kāmadhuk prajanaśh chāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
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.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| āyudhānām | amongst weapons |
| aham | I |
| vajram | the Vajra (thunderbolt) |
| dhenūnām | amongst cows |
| asmi | I am |
| kāma-dhuk | Kamdhenu |
| prajanaḥ | amongst causes for procreation |
| cha | and |
| asmi | I am |
| kandarpaḥ | Kaamdev, the god of love |
| sarpāṇām | amongst serpents |
| asmi | I am |
| vāsukiḥ | serpent Vasuki |
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.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Move from the four-verse core to representative opulences without mistaking examples for an exhaustive inventory.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaAmong weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am Kamadhenu. I am Kandarpa, the Progenitor, and among serpents I am Vasuki.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaOf weapons, I am the Vajra (thunderbolt); of cows, I am Kamadhuk; I am Kandarpa, the cause of progeny; of serpents, I am Vasuki.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaVajram 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.
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I am the thunderbolt among weapons
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I am the Cow of Plenty among cows
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I am Passion in those who procreate
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