ŚB 11.16.18
Devanagari
उच्चै:श्रवास्तुरङ्गाणां धातूनामस्मि काञ्चनम् ।
यम: संयमतां चाहम् सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकि: ॥ १८ ॥
यम: संयमतां चाहम् सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकि: ॥ १८ ॥
Verse text
uccaiḥśravās turaṅgāṇāṁ
dhātūnām asmi kāñcanam
yamaḥ saṁyamatāṁ cāham
sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
dhātūnām asmi kāñcanam
yamaḥ saṁyamatāṁ cāham
sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
Synonyms
uccaiḥśravāḥ — the horse Uccaiḥśravā; turaṅgāṇām — among horses; dhātūnām — among metals; asmi — I am; kāñcanam — gold; yamaḥ — Yamarāja; saṁyamatām — among those who punish and suppress; ca — also; aham — I; sarpāṇām — among serpents; asmi — am; vāsukiḥ — Vāsuki.
Translation
Among horses I am Uccaiḥśravā, and I am gold among metals. I am Yamarāja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents I am Vāsuki.