Bhagavad Gita · 10.28
॥
Devanāgarī
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् ।
प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
āyudhānām ahaṁ vajraṁ dhenūnām asmi kāmadhuk |
prajanaś cāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आयुधानाम्āyudhānāmof all weapons
अहम् वज्रम्aham vajramI am the thunderbolt (vajra)
धेनूनाम्dhenūnāmof cows
अस्मि कामधुक्asmi kāmadhukI am Kāmadhuk (the wish-fulfilling cow)
प्रजनः च अस्मिprajanaḥ ca asmiand I am the cause of procreation
कन्दर्पःkandarpaḥKandarpa (the god of love)
सर्पाणाम्sarpāṇāmof serpents
अस्मि वासुकिःasmi vāsukiḥI am Vāsuki
Translation
“Of all weapons I am the thunderbolt; of cows, the wish-fulfilling cow (Kāmadhuk). Of causes of procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents I am Vāsuki.”
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