Devanagari scriptसमीरो दमनाकारो ह्य् अर्थो ह्यर्थकरो वशः वासुदेवश् च देवश् च वामदेवश् च वामनः
Transliterationsamīro damanākāro hy artho hyarthakaro vaśaḥ vāsudevaś ca devaś ca vāmadevaś ca vāmanaḥ
Translationतो समीर आहे—सर्व प्राण्यांना चालना देणारा प्राणवायू; तो दमनाकार आहे—बंधनाला शिस्त लावणारा। तोच अर्थ आणि अर्थकर—खरा प्रयोजनदाता; तोच वश—स्वामित्वाचा प्रभू। तोच वासुदेव, तेजस्वी देव; तोच वामदेव, कल्याणमय; आणि तोच वामन—जो जगांना स्वतःमध्ये मोजून धारण करतो।
Word by Wordसमीरो (samīraḥ)the wind/breath, vital life-current दमनाकारः (damanākāraḥ)whose form is subduing/disciplining, the tamer of passions and bonds अर्थः (arthaḥ)meaning, purpose, the true aim (puruṣārtha) and reality अर्थकरः (arthakaraḥ)bestower/producer of purpose and prosperity, granter of right fruition वशः (vaśaḥ)mastery, the one who brings all under control (lordship) वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ)indwelling Lord of all beings, all-pervading deity देवः (devaḥ)the shining God, the luminous one वामदेवः (vāmadevaḥ)the auspicious/benign aspect of Shiva (Vāmadeva-mūrti) वामनः (vāmanaḥ)the measurer/one of subtle stride, the one who pervades by measured steps SpeakerSuta Goswami (reciting the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)