nāga-indrāṇām - among the best of many-hooded snakes; anantaḥ - Anantadeva; aham - I am; mṛga-indraḥ - the lion; śṛṅgi-daṁṣṭriṇām - among animals with sharp horns and teeth; āśramāṇām - among the four social orders of life; aham - I am; turyaḥ - the fourth, sannyāsa; varṇānām - among the four occupational orders; prathamaḥ - the first, the brāhmaṇas; anagha - O sinless one.

O sinless Uddhava, among the best of snakes I am Anantadeva, and among those animals with sharp horns or teeth I am the lion. Among the social orders I am the fourth, or the renounced order of life, and among the occupational divisions I am the first, the brāhmaṇas.