Shloka 126

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

नदीगदह्दरशैलेषु तीर्थेषु विविधेषु च । तपसा जप्यनित्यानां शिवो न: परमा गति:

Transliteration

nadī-guhā-dara-śaileṣu tīrtheṣu vividheṣu ca | tapasā japyānityānāṁ śivo naḥ paramā gatiḥ |

Translation

নদী, গুহা, পৰ্বত-গহ্বৰ আৰু নানাবিধ তীৰ্থত তপস্যা আৰু জপত নিত্য নিৰত থকা আমি তপস্বীসকলৰ পৰম গতি আৰু পৰম আশ্ৰয় শিৱেই।

Word by Word

• नदी: in rivers
• नदी: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• गह्वरेषु: in caves/gorges
• गह्वरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गह्वर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• शैलेषु: on/in mountains
• शैलेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• तीर्थेषु: in sacred fords/pilgrimage places
• तीर्थेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• विविधेषु: various
• विविधेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तपसा: by/with austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• जप्य: having muttered (prayers)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप्
• Form: Gerund (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• नित्यानाम्: of the constant/regular (practitioners)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नः: of us / our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• परमा: supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: refuge/goal
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वासुदेव (Vāsudeva/Kṛṣṇa)
• शिव (Śiva/Śaṅkara)
• नदी (rivers)
• गुहा/कन्दरा (caves)
• दर (gorges/clefts)
• शैल (mountains/rocks)
• तीर्थ (sacred places)