Shloka 43

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

रथश् च हेमच्छत्रं च चन्द्रबिंबसमप्रभम् अद्यापि सदृशः कश्चिन् मया नास्ति विभुः क्वचित्

Transliteration

rathaś ca hemacchatraṃ ca candrabiṃbasamaprabham adyāpi sadṛśaḥ kaścin mayā nāsti vibhuḥ kvacit

Translation

„Da war ein Wagen und ein goldener Schirm, strahlend wie die Scheibe des Mondes; noch heute finde ich nirgends einen machtvollen Herrn, der mir gleichkäme.“

Word by Word

• रथः: chariot

• च: and

• हेमच्छत्रम्: golden parasol

• च: and

• चन्द्रबिंब-सम-प्रभम्: having splendour equal to the moon’s disc

• अद्यापि: even today/now also

• सदृशः: equal, comparable

• कश्चित्: anyone

• मया: by me/to me (in my view)

• नास्ति: there is not

• विभुः: mighty lord, sovereign

• क्वचित्: anywhere

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a quoted boast within the story; contextual speaker: a proud ruler/overlord)