10.28 AyudhAnAm aham vajram

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Chapter 10

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SlOkam – Original

AyudhAnAm aham vajram dhEnUnAm asmi kAmadhuk |
prajanaS chAsmi kandharpa: sarpANAm asmi vAsuki: ||

word-by-word meaning

AyudhAnAm – among the weapons
aham vajram asmi – I am vajra;
dhEnUnAm – among cows
kAmadhuk asmi – I am kAmadhEnu.
prajana – procreator
kandharpa cha asmi – I am the manmatha (cupid)
sarpANAm – among one-headed snakes
vAsuki asmi – I am vAsuki.

Simple Translation

Among the weapons, I am vajra; among cows, I am kAmadhEnu. I am manmatha, the cause for procreation and I am vAsuki among one-headed snakes.

Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam

‘Of weapons, I am Vajra; of kine, the Kāmadhuk; the procreator Kandarpa, I am; and of serpents (sarpas) Vāsuki.’

Kāmadhuk=Kāmadhenu=the Divine Cow Surabhi, (lit: the milcher of desires).

Kandarpa=(Manmatha)=the cause of, or motive for, progeny.

Sarpa=Serpent or one-headed Snake.

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