Shloka 131
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
Devanagari script
षोडशात्मस्वरूपाय मकाराय नमोनमः अष्टधात्मस्वरूपाय अर्धमात्रात्मने नमः
Transliteration
ṣoḍaśātmasvarūpāya makārāya namonamaḥ aṣṭadhātmasvarūpāya ardhamātrātmane namaḥ
Translation
Salutations, encore et encore, à la syllabe « Ma », à Celui dont la nature est le Soi en seize aspects. Salutation à Celui dont la nature est le Soi en huit aspects, et qui demeure comme la « demi-mātrā », mesure subtile et transcendante au-delà du son articulé.
Word by Word
ṣoḍaśasixteenfold
ṣoḍaśa:
ātma-svarūpawhose essential nature is the Self/principle
ātma-svarūpa:
-āyaunto
-āya:
makārathe syllable ‘ma’
makāra:
namaḥ namaḥsalutations again and again
namaḥ namaḥ:
aṣṭadhāeightfold
aṣṭadhā:
ardha-mātrāhalf-mora/half-measure (the subtle transcendental sound-unit beyond full articulation)
ardha-mātrā:
ātmanewhose essence is
ātmane:
namaḥsalutations
namaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating a Shaiva stuti/mantra passage within the Linga Purana)