उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम् ।ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम् ॥
uccaiḥśravasam aśvānāṃ viddhi mām amṛtodbhavam | airāvataṃ gajendrāṇāṃ narāṇāṃ ca narādhipam ||
- उच्चैःश्रवसम् · uccaiḥśravasam
- Uchchaishravas
- अश्वानाम् · aśvānām
- among horses
- विद्धि माम् · viddhi mām
- know me as
- अमृतोद्भवम् · amṛtodbhavam
- born of the nectar-churning
- ऐरावतम् · airāvatam
- Airavata
- गजेन्द्राणाम् · gajendrāṇām
- among lordly elephants
- नराणाम् · narāṇām
- among men
- नराधिपम् · narādhipam
- the king
“Among horses know me as Uchchaishravas, born of the nectar. Among lordly elephants I am Airavata, and among men the king.”
— Original plain-language translation
Royal mounts from the ocean-churning myth stand beside human kingship. Noble power in any species points upward. Arjuna facing kings in war hears where true sovereignty lies.
— Reader's notes (original)