Shloka 61
Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्
Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata
Devanagari script
यमस्य दण्डं निरृतेः खड्गं निशिचरस्य तु वरुणस्य महापाशं नागाख्यं रुद्रमद्भुतम्
Transliteration
yamasya daṇḍaṃ nirṛteḥ khaḍgaṃ niśicarasya tu varuṇasya mahāpāśaṃ nāgākhyaṃ rudramadbhutam
Translation
यम का दण्ड, निरृति की खड्ग, निशिचर का आयुध; वरुण का महापाश, तथा ‘नाग’ नामक अद्भुत रुद्र—ये दिव्य चिन्ह कहे गए हैं।
Word by Word
yamasyaof Yama
yamasya:
daṇḍamstaff/rod of punishment
daṇḍam:
nirṛteḥof Nirṛti (goddess of dissolution/calamity)
nirṛteḥ:
khaḍgamsword
khaḍgam:
niśicarasyaof the night-wanderer (niśicara
niśicarasya:
tuand/indeed
tu:
varuṇasyaof Varuṇa
varuṇasya:
mahāpāśamgreat noose
mahāpāśam:
nāgākhyamcalled/known as ‘serpent’ (nāga)
nāgākhyam:
rudramRudra (as a divine force/weapon/emblem)
rudram:
adbhutammarvelous, wondrous, awe-inspiring
adbhutam:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)