आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् ।प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः ॥
āyudhānām ahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnām asmi kāmadhuk | prajanaś cāsmi kandarpaḥ sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ ||
- आयुधानाम् · āyudhānām
- among weapons
- वज्रम् · vajram
- the thunderbolt
- धेनूनाम् · dhenūnām
- among cows
- कामधुक् · kāmadhuk
- the wish-yielding cow
- प्रजनः · prajanaḥ
- procreation
- कन्दर्पः · kandarpaḥ
- Kandarpa, love
- सर्पाणाम् · sarpāṇām
- among serpents
- वासुकिः · vāsukiḥ
- Vasuki
“Among weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows, the wish-yielding cow. I am Kandarpa, the cause of procreation, and among serpents I am Vasuki.”
— Original plain-language translation
War, nurture, desire, and dread each show their chief: Indra's bolt, the giver-cow, love itself, the serpent-king. Even fearful powers have their head in him. Compare 7.11 on desire aligned with dharma.
— Reader's notes (original)