Chapter 10 · Verse 37

Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God

वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः

vṛiṣhṇīnāṁ vāsudevo ’smi pāṇḍavānāṁ dhanañjayaḥ munīnām apyahaṁ vyāsaḥ kavīnām uśhanā kaviḥ

Word Meanings

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

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Translation

Among the Vrishnis I am Vasudeva, among the Pandavas I am Arjuna. Among the sages I am Vyasa, and among the poets I am Ushana.

Commentary

वृष्णीनाम among the Vrishnis? वासुदेवः Vaasudeva? अस्मि (I) am? पाण्डवानाम् among the Pandavas? धनञ्जयः Dhananjaya? मुनीनाम् among the sages? अपि also? अहम् I? व्यासः Vyasa? कवीनाम् among poets? उशनाः Usanas? कविः the poet.Commentary Vrishnis are Yadavas or the descendants of Yadu. I am the foremost among them.Usanas is Sukracharya? the preceptor of the demons.