ahaḿ yugānāḿ ca kṛtaḿ
dhīrāṇāḿ devalo 'sitaḥ
dvaipāyano 'smi vyāsānāḿ
kavīnāḿ kāvya ātmavān
aham -- I am; yuganam -- among ages; ca -- also; kritam -- Satya-yuga; dhiranam -- among steady sages; devalah -- Devala; asitah -- Asita; dvaipayanah -- Krishna Dvaipayana; asmi -- I am; vyasanam -- among the editors of the Vedas; kavinam -- among learned scholars; kavyah -- Sukracarya; atma-van -- learned in spiritual science.