सदाशिवध्यानम्The meditation on Sadāśiva
Verse 36
वामैर्दधानं दक्षैश्च शूलं वज्राङ्कुशं शरम् । वरञ्च बिभ्रतं सर्वैर्देवैर्मुनिवरैः स्तुतम् ॥ ३६ ॥
vāmairdadhānaṁ dakṣaiśca śūlaṁ vajrāṅkuśaṁ śaram | varañca bibhrataṁ sarvairdēvairmunivaraiḥ stutam || 36 ||
Translation
on the left, and on the right the trident, thunderbolt, goad, arrow and the boon; praised by all the gods and the best of sages,
Word by word
- vāmair
- (vāmaiḥ) with the left
- dadhānaṁ
- holding
- dakṣaiś
- (dakṣaiḥ) with the right
- ca
- and
- śūlaṁ
- the trident
- vajra
- the thunderbolt
- aṅkuśaṁ
- (aṅkuśam) the goad
- śaram
- the arrow
- varañ
- (varam) the boon
- bibhrataṁ
- holding
- sarvair
- (sarvaiḥ) by all
- dēvair
- (devaiḥ) the gods
- muni
- of sages
- varaiḥ
- by the best
- stutam
- praised
Meaning
The right hands hold the trident, the thunderbolt, the goad and the arrow, and the fifth is the gesture of granting a boon. "Bibhratam" the commentary explains as "dadhatam", holding.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Bibhratam: holding.