Devanagari
उच्चै:श्रवास्तुरङ्गाणां धातूनामस्मि काञ्चनम् ।
यम: संयमतां चाहम् सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकि: ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
uccaiḥśravās turaṅgāṇāṁ
dhātūnām asmi kāñcanam
yamaḥ saṁyamatāṁ cāham
sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
Synonyms
uccaiḥśravāḥ
—
the horse Uccaiḥśravā
;
turaṅgāṇām
—
among horses
;
dhātūnām
—
among metals
;
asmi
—
I am
;
kāñcanam
—
gold
;
yamaḥ
—
Yamarāja
;
saṁyamatām
—
among those who punish and suppress
;
ca
—
also
;
aham
—
I
;
sarpāṇām
—
among serpents
;
asmi
—
am
;
vāsukiḥ
—
Vāsuki.
Translation
Among horses I am Uccaiḥśravā, and I am gold among metals. I am Yamarāja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents I am Vāsuki.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Among horses, I am Uccaiḥśravā, and among metals, I am gold. I am Yamarāja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents, I am Vāsuki.
Among punishers I am Yamarāja.