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Verse 1
ॐ स्वस्ति प्रजाभ्यः परिपालयन्ताम्
न्यायेन मार्गेण महीं महीशाः ।।
oṃ svasti prajābhyaḥ paripālayantām
nyāyena mārgeṇa mahīṃ mahīśāḥ ..
May there be prosperity to the subjects; may the rulers protect the world in a righteous and lawful manner.
Word by word
- ॐ (oṃ)
- sacred sound
- स्वस्ति (svasti)
- prosperity
- प्रजाभ्यः (prajābhyaḥ)
- to the subjects (prajā:subjects | bhyaḥ:to)
- परिपालयन्ताम् (paripālayantām)
- may they protect
- न्यायेन (nyāyena)
- by righteousness/law
- मार्गेण (mārgeṇa)
- by the path
- महीं (mahīṃ)
- the earth
- महीशाः (mahīśāḥ)
- rulers (mahī:earth | śāḥ:rulers)