BG 10.29

अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम् ।
पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम् ॥
anantaś cāsmi nāgānāṁ varuṇo yādasām aham
pitṝṇām aryamā cāsmi yamaḥ saṁyamatām aham

Word-for-word meanings

nāgānām — of the many-hooded serpents;  asmi — I am;  anantaḥ — Ananta;  ca — and;  yādasām — of aquatics;  aham — I [am];  varuṇaḥ — Varuṇa;  pitṝṇām — of the forefathers;  asmi — I am;  aryamā — Aryamā;  ca — and;  saṁyamatām — of regulators;  aham — I [am];  yamaḥ — Yama.

Translation

Among nāgas* I am Ananta; of aquatic beings I am Varuṇa; of the forefathers I am Aryamā; and of regulators of the law I am Yama.

Notes

* A nāga is a type of snake with many hoods.

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