Shloka 43

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

रथश् च हेमच्छत्रं च चन्द्रबिंबसमप्रभम् अद्यापि सदृशः कश्चिन् मया नास्ति विभुः क्वचित्

Transliteration

rathaś ca hemacchatraṃ ca candrabiṃbasamaprabham adyāpi sadṛśaḥ kaścin mayā nāsti vibhuḥ kvacit

Translation

มีทั้งราชรถและฉัตรทองส่องประกายดุจดวงจันทร์ แม้ถึงวันนี้ ข้าพเจ้ายังไม่พบผู้เป็นใหญ่ผู้ใด ณ ที่ใด ที่เสมอเหมือนข้าพเจ้าเลย।

Word by Word

• रथः: chariot

• च: and

• हेमच्छत्रम्: golden parasol

• च: and

• चन्द्रबिंब-सम-प्रभम्: having splendour equal to the moon’s disc

• अद्यापि: even today/now also

• सदृशः: equal, comparable

• कश्चित्: anyone

• मया: by me/to me (in my view)

• नास्ति: there is not

• विभुः: mighty lord, sovereign

• क्वचित्: anywhere

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a quoted boast within the story; contextual speaker: a proud ruler/overlord)