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Bhagavad Gita 10.37

वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।

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

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SanskritTransliterationMeaning
vṛiṣhṇīnāmvṛiṣhṇīnāmamongst the descendants of Vrishni
vāsudevaḥvāsudevaḥKrishna, the son of Vasudev
asmiasmiI am
pāṇḍavānāmpāṇḍavānāmamongst the Pandavas
dhanañjayaḥdhanañjayaḥArjun, the conqueror of wealth
munīnāmmunīnāmamongst the sages
apiapialso
ahamahamI
vyāsaḥvyāsaḥVed Vyas
kavīnāmkavīnāmamongst the great thinkers
uśhanāuśhanāShukracharya
kaviḥkaviḥthe thinker

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.

मैं वृष्णियों में वासुदेव हूँ और पाण्डवों में धनंजय, मैं मुनियों में व्यास और कवियों में उशना कवि हूँ।।