Bhagavad Gita 10.37वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः ॥
vṛiṣhṇīnāṁ vāsudevo ’smi pāṇḍavānāṁ
dhanañjayaḥ munīnām apyahaṁ vyāsaḥ kavīnām uśhanā kaviḥ
Sanskrit recitation
Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching
Translation
Among the Vrishnis, I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; among the sages, I am Vyasa; among the poets, I am Usanas, the poet.
Hindi translation
वृष्णिवंशियोंमें वासुदेव और पाण्डवोंमें धनञ्जय मैं हूँ। मुनियोंमें वेदव्यास और कवियोंमें कवि शुक्राचार्य भी मैं हूँ।
Meaning
Vrishnis are Yadavas or the descendants of Yadu. I am the foremost among them.Usanas is Sukracharya, the preceptor of the demons.
After Swami Sivananda
Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 10.19The Blessed Lord said, "Very well! Now I will declare to you My divine glories in their…
- 10.20I am the Self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning, the…
- 10.21Among the twelve Adityas, I am Vishnu; among luminaries, the radiant sun; among the seven…
- 10.22Among the Vedas, I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods, I am Vasava; among the senses, I am…
- 10.23And among the Rudras, I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of Wealth…
- 10.24And, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati;…
- 10.25Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among…
- 10.26Among all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the…
- 10.27Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants;…
- 10.28Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called…
- 10.29I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I…
- 10.30And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts,…
- 10.31Among the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am…
- 10.32Among creations I am the beginning, the middle, and the end, O Arjuna; among the sciences,…
- 10.33Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am…
- 10.34And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be…
- 10.35Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am…
- 10.36I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am…
10.37Among the Vrishnis, I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; among the sages, I am…
- 10.38Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship;…
- 10.39And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it…
- 10.40There is no end to My divine glories, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of the…
- 10.41Whatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation…
- 10.42But, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist,…
Word-by-word→
- api
- also
- aham
- I
- asmi
- I am
- kaviḥ
- the thinker
- uśhanā
- Shukracharya
- kavīnām
- amongst the great thinkers
- munīnām
- amongst the sages
- vyāsaḥ
- Ved Vyas
- vāsudevaḥ
- Krishna, the son of Vasudev
- dhanañjayaḥ
- Arjun, the conqueror of wealth
- pāṇḍavānām
- amongst the Pandavas
- vṛiṣhṇīnām
- amongst the descendants of Vrishni
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