Shloka 17

Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold

Chapter 8

Devanagari script

गिरिशाय प्रशान्ताय यतये चीरवाससे । बिल्वदण्डाय सिद्धाय सर्वदण्डधराय च

Transliteration

giriśāya praśāntāya yataye cīravāsase | bilvadaṇḍāya siddhāya sarvadaṇḍadharāya ca

Translation

Saṃvarta said: “(Salutations) to the mountain‑dwelling Lord, to the tranquil one; to the ascetic clad in bark‑garments; to the perfected sage bearing a bilva‑wood staff; and to him who upholds the rod of discipline in every way.”

Word by Word

• गिरिशाय: to the lord of the mountain (Śiva)
• गिरिशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• प्रशान्ताय: to the tranquil/peaceful one
• प्रशान्ताय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशान्त
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• यतये: to the ascetic
• यतये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• चीरवाससे: to the wearer of bark-garments
• चीरवाससे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चीरवासस्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• बिल्वदण्डाय: to him who has a bilva-staff
• बिल्वदण्डाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्वदण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सिद्धाय: to the accomplished/perfected one
• सिद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सर्वदण्डधराय: to the bearer of all punishments/authority (all rods)
• सर्वदण्डधराय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदण्डधर
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

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

Speaker

संवर्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṃvarta
• Giriśa (Śiva)
• bilva-daṇḍa (bilva-wood staff)
• daṇḍa (rod of discipline)