Shloka 71
वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
अहोरात्रं च नक्तं च तिग्ममन्युः सुवर्चसः गजहा दैत्यहा कालो लोकधाता गुणाकरः
Transliteration
ahorātraṃ ca naktaṃ ca tigmamanyuḥ suvarcasaḥ gajahā daityahā kālo lokadhātā guṇākaraḥ
Translation
Er ist Tag-und-Nacht selbst und auch die Nacht; er ist scharf im Zorn und strahlend an Glanz. Er ist der Töter des Elefanten-Dämons und der Vernichter der Daityas; er ist Kāla, die Zeit; der Träger der Welten, die Schatzkammer aller Tugenden und Kräfte.
Word by Word
ahorātramday-and-night (the full cycle of time)
ahorātram:
caand
ca:
naktamnight
naktam:
caand
ca:
tigma-manyuḥof sharp/fierce wrath (terrible to adharma)
tigma-manyuḥ:
suvarcasaḥof beautiful radiance/splendor
suvarcasaḥ:
gajahāslayer of the elephant (Gajāsura / the elephant-demon)
gajahā:
daityahāslayer of the Daityas (asuras)
daityahā:
kālaḥTime, the cosmic dissolver and regulator
kālaḥ:
loka-dhātāsupporter/sustainer of the worlds
loka-dhātā:
guṇa-ākaraḥrepository/mine of qualities (auspicious attributes).
guṇa-ākaraḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)