rudrāṇāṃ śaṃkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām
vasūnāṃ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham
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rudrāṇām ca (and among the Rudras) [
aham]
(I) śaṁkaraḥ asmi (I am Śaṁkara),
yakṣa-rakṣasāṁ (among the yakṣas and rakṣasas) [
aham]
(I) vitteśaḥ [
asmi]
(I am the Ruler of Wealth),
vasūnāṁ ca (and among the Vasus) [
aham]
(I) pāvakaḥ asmi (I am fire),
śikhariṇām (amog the peaks) aham (I) meruḥ [
asmi]
(I am Meru).
| rudrāṇām |
– |
rudra 6n.3 m. – among the Rudras (from: √ru – to roar, rudra – roaring, terrible; one of the lists of eleven Rudras: aja, ekapāda, ahirbradhna, pinākin, aparājita, tryambaka, maheśvara, vṛṣākapi, śambhu, hara, īśvara); |
| śaṁkaraḥ |
– |
śaṁ-kara 1n.1 m. – causing prosperity, Śiva (from: √śam – to calm, to put to an end, to destroy; √kṛ – to do, kara – a a doer, cause); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| asmi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am; |
| vitteśaḥ |
– |
vitta-īśa 1n.1 m.; TP: vittānām īśa iti – ruler of wealth, Kuvera (from: √vid – to find, to get, PP vitta – aquired, gained, wealth; √xīś – to own, to reign, īśa – ruler, lord); |
| yakṣa-rakṣasām |
– |
yakṣa-rakṣas 6n.3 m.; DV: yakṣāṇāṁ ca rākṣasāṁ ceti – among the yakṣas and rakṣasas (from: √yakṣ – to speed on, yakṣa – heavenly being, a servant of Kuvera; √rakṣ – to protect, rakṣas – protector, evil being, forest demon eating humans); |
| vasūnām |
– |
vasu 6n.3 m. – among the Vasus (√vas – to dwell, vasu – n. wealth, m. Vasu (one of eight), Kuvera, Śiva, Sun, fire; one of the lists of eight Vasus: bhava, dhruva, soma, viṣṇu, anila, anala, pratyuṣa, vibhava); |
| pāvakaḥ |
– |
pāvaka 1n.1 m. – pure, fire (from: √pū – to purify); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| asmi |
– |
√as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am; |
| meruḥ |
– |
meru 1n.1 m. – Meru (a mountain in the shape of a lotus pistil in the centre of the universe, the abode of divinities); |
| śikhariṇām |
– |
śikharin 6n.3 m. – among those with peaks, among mountains (√śi – to sharpen, śikhara – point, peak, end; -in, -min, -vin – sufixes meaning one who possesses); |
| aham |
– |
asmat sn. 1n.1 – I; |
yakṣa-rakṣasām → yakṣa-rākṣasām (among the yakṣas and rākṣasas);
rudrāṇām ekādaśānāṃ śaṃkaraś cāsmi | vitteśaḥ kuvero yakṣa-rakṣasāṃ yakṣāṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ ca | vasūnām aṣṭanāṃ pāvakaś cāsmy agniḥ | meruḥ śikhariṇāṃ śikharavatām aham
rudrāṇām ekādaśānāṃ śaṅkaro ‚ham asmi / yakṣarakṣasāṃ vaiśravaṇo ‚ham / vasūnām aṣṭānāṃ pāvako ‚ham / śikhariṇāṃ śikharaśobhināṃ parvatānāṃ madhye merur aham
rudrāṇām iti | rakṣasām api krūratvādi-sāmyād yakṣaiḥ sahaikīkṛtya nirdeśaḥ | teṣāṃ madhye vitteśaḥ kuvero ‚smi | pāvako ‚gniḥ | śikhariṇāṃ śikharatām ucchritānāṃ madhye meruḥ
rudrāṇām ekādaśānāṃ madhye śaṅkaraḥ | vitteśo dhanādhyakṣaḥ kubero yakṣa-rakṣasāṃ yakṣānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca | vasūnām aṣṭānāṃ pāvako ‚smi | meruḥ sumeruḥ śikhariṇām śikharavatām atyucchritānāṃ parvatānām
rudrāṇām ekādaśānāṃ madhye śaṅkarākhyo rudro ‚ham | yakṣa-rakṣasām ādhipo vitteśaḥ kuvero ‚ham | vasūnām aṣṭānāṃ madhye pāvako ‚gnir aham | śikhariṇām atyucchritānāṃ madhye meruḥ svarṇācalo ‚ham
