Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 29
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् । पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्
anantaścāsmi nāgānāṃ varuṇo yādasāmaham | pitṝṇāmaryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṃyamatāmaham
Translation
And Ananta of snakes I am, I am Varuṇa of water-beings, and Aryaman of Pitṛs I am, I am Yama of controllers.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- anantaḥ
- Ananta
- ca
- and
- asmi
- (I) am
- nāgānām
- of Nāgas
- varuṇaḥ
- Varuna
- yādasām
- of sea-beings
- aham
- I
- pitṝṇām
- of ancestors
- aryamā
- Aryamā
- ca
- and
- asmi
- (I) am
- yamaḥ
- Yama
- saṃyamatām
- of governors
- aham
- I
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Ananta: the king of snakes. Varuṇa: the king of water-gods. Water-beings: the Devatās or Gods connected with waters. Aryaman is the king of Pitṛs.