The Herald for Shivāji Maharaj
Published on September 10, 2017
The Herald for Shivāji Maharaj
Line by line translation of a herald announcing arrival of Shivāji Maharaj. Listen to the herald first in the video. And then read a basic translation attempted.
महाराज | Great King
गणपति | Lord of Shiva’s Ganas, i.e. the powers attending upon Mahadevā
गजपति | Lord of elephants, or Lord of Vital Powers
अश्वपति | Lord of horses, or Lord of Spiritual Force leading the aspirant, think Ashwamedha Yagna
प्रजापति | Lord of the Peoples
स्वर्ण-रत्नाधिपति | Lord of gold and gems, or Lord of Plentitude
अष्टावधानजागृत | One aware of the Eight Cardinal directions
अष्टप्रधानवेष्टित | One aware of Eight Principal (Minds? Knowledge?)
न्यायालंकारमंडित | One who is an ornament to Nyāya or Law or Justice
शस्त्रास्त्र-शास्त्र पारंगत | One adept in using Shastrās, Astrās and well versed in all Shāstrās
राजनीति धुरंधर | Protagonist of Politics
प्रौढप्रताप-पुरंदर | One who is established in splendour, Destroyer of Forts
क्षत्रिय कुलवतौ | One from Kshatriya Clan
सिंहासनाधीश्वर | Lord of Thrones
महाराजाधिराज | King of Kings
राजशिवछत्रपतिभरदस्य | Great King Shiv Chhatrapati
विजयसो | ???
धर्मशास्त्र-पण्डित | Scholar of dharma
ज्ञानगोविंद | Govinda in Knowledge
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रणधुरंधर | Protagonist in Wars
छत्रपति शम्भाजी भरदस्य | Great King Shambhaji
नमो पार्वती पति | Obeisance Lord of Pārvati
हर हर महादेव | Hail Hail Mahadeva!
(Author’s Note: In the history of Bharath, many were the Kings who would rightfully claim our praise, worship and obedience. Kings who would inspire our sense of patriotism, urge us to stand up for Dharma, and stand strong in our fight against all adharma. Though the names of Kings are numerous, the one most recent in our memories is Shivāji Maharaj. It is a common tradition for the herald to announce the King’s arrival to the court. The language seems a mixture of Marathi and Sanskrit, the latter of which the author knows a little and of the former none. With help of a team member, Arman Avasthi, this transcribing and translation has been attempted. Please do share a proper translation if you have one, and this text can be edited.)