Chapter 10, Verse 31
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्। झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
pavanaḥ pavatāmasmi rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāmaham. jhaṣāṇāṃ makaraścāsmi srotasāmasmi jāhnavī.10.31.
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- पवनः
- the wind (Vayu)
- पवतां
- among purifiers/things that purify
- अस्मि
- I am
- रामः
- Rama (Rama of the axe/bow)
- शस्त्रभृतां
- among wielders of weapons
- अहम्
- I
- झषाणां
- among fish
- मकरः
- the crocodile/shark
- च
- and
- अस्मि
- I am
- स्रोतसां
- among rivers/streams
- अस्मि
- I am
- जाह्नवी
- the Ganges (daughter of Jahnu)
Commentary
31- Of purifiers I am the wind, Rama of warriors am I, of fishes I am the shark, of streams I am the Ganges.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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पवनः
पवतां
अस्मि
रामः
शस्त्रभृतां
अहम्
झषाणां
मकरः
च
अस्मि
स्रोतसां
अस्मि
जाह्नवी
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