SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
SlOkam – Original
uchchaiSSravasam aSvAnAm vidhdhi mAm amruthOdbhavam |
airAvatham gajEndhrANAm narANAm cha narAdhipam ||
word-by-word meaning
aSvAnAm – among horses
amruthOdhbhavam – born from the nectar which came out of the milky ocean
uchchaiSSravasam – the horse named uchchaiSSravas
mAm vidhdhi – know me.
gajEndhrANAm – among the best elephants
airAvatham – (know me as) airAvatham
narANAm cha – among men
narAdhipam – (know me as the) king
Simple Translation
Among horses, know me as the horse named uchchaiSSravas which was born from the nectar which came out of the milky ocean. Among the best elephants, (know me as) airAvatham and among men, (know me as the) king.
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam
‘Of steeds, know, I am Ucchaiśravas, the nectar-born[3. Amṛita=the Milky Ocean. The horse Ucchaiśravas was born at the time of its churning.]; of elephant monarchs, Airāvata; of men, the king, —their ruler.’
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