Shloka 145
वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
साम्नायो ऽथ महाम्नायस् तीर्थदेवो महायशाः निर्जीवो जीवनो मन्त्रः सुभगो बहुकर्कशः
Transliteration
sāmnāyo 'tha mahāmnāyas tīrthadevo mahāyaśāḥ nirjīvo jīvano mantraḥ subhago bahukarkaśaḥ
Translation
Dialah Samnāya (tradisi Veda) dan Mahāsamnāya—Tradisi Agung; Dewa penaung bagi tīrtha-tīrtha suci, berkemasyhuran luas. Walau melampaui sifat kebendaan yang beku, Dialah Pemberi hidup; Dialah Mantra; membawa keberkatan dan rezeki, namun juga amat tegas—sukar dilanggar.
Word by Word
sāmnāyaḥ(Vedic) tradition/transmitted sacred teaching
sāmnāyaḥ:
athaand/also
atha:
mahāmnāyaḥthe Great Tradition (supreme revealed transmission)
mahāmnāyaḥ:
tīrthadevaḥdeity presiding over holy fords/pilgrimage places
tīrthadevaḥ:
mahāyaśāḥgreatly renowned/glorious
mahāyaśāḥ:
nirjīvaḥbeyond lifelessness/inert (transcending the non-sentient)
nirjīvaḥ:
jīvanaḥlife-giver/one who enlivens
jīvanaḥ:
mantraḥmantra/the sacred formula (as His very form)
mantraḥ:
subhagaḥauspicious/fortunate/bestower of prosperity
subhagaḥ:
bahu-karkaśaḥvery harsh/unyielding/strict (in discipline and law).
bahu-karkaśaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the Sages at Naimisharanya)