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वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
vṛiṣhṇīnāṁ vāsudevo ’smi pāṇḍavānāṁ dhanañjayaḥ munīnām apyahaṁ vyāsaḥ kavīnām uśhanā kaviḥ
I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan, Arjuna among the Pandavas, Vyasa among the saints, and Shukracharya among the sages.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| vṛiṣhṇīnām | amongst the descendants of Vrishni |
| vāsudevaḥ | Krishna, the son of Vasudev |
| asmi | I am |
| pāṇḍavānām | amongst the Pandavas |
| dhanañjayaḥ | Arjun, the conqueror of wealth |
| munīnām | amongst the sages |
| api | also |
| aham | I |
| vyāsaḥ | Ved Vyas |
| kavīnām | amongst the great thinkers |
| uśhanā | Shukracharya |
| kaviḥ | the thinker |
Vrishnis are Yadavas or the descendants of Yadu. Usanas is Sukracharya, the preceptor of the demons.
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 GambiranandaOf the Vrsnis, I am Vasudeva; of the Pandavas, Dhananjaya (Arjuna). Of the wise, I am Vyasa; of the omniscient, the omniscient Usanas.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaOf the Vrsnis, I am Vasudeva; of the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; of sages, I am Vyasa; and of seers, I am Usana (Sukra).
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaVrishnis are Yadavas or the descendants of Yadu. Usanas is Sukracharya, the preceptor of the demons.
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I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan, Arjuna among the Pandavas, Vyasa among the saints
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Shukracharya among the sages
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vṛiṣhṇīnām: amongst the descendants of Vrishni
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