Verse 11 of 17

Shloka 11 of Shiva Tandava Stotram

Jayatvadabhra Vibhrama Bhramad Bhujangamashvasad जयत्वदभ्रविभ्रमभ्रमद्भुजङ्गमश्वस-

Vinirgamat Krama Sphurat Karala Bhala Havyavat द्विनिर्गमत्क्रमस्फुरत्करालभालहव्यवाट् ।

Dhimid Dhimid Dhimid Dhvanan Mridanga Tunga Mangala धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिद्ध्वनन्मृदङ्गतुङ्गमङ्गल-

Dhvani Krama Pravartita Prachanda Tandavah Shivah ध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तितप्रचण्डताण्डवः शिवः ॥

Meaning

Victory to Shiva! As the serpents whirl in wide, swift circles about him, their hissing breath fans the fire on his fierce forehead higher and higher; and to the lofty, auspicious rhythm of the mridanga sounding "dhimid dhimid dhimid", he dances the fierce Tandava.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Jayatu जयतु victory to
Adabhra Vibhrama Bhramat अदभ्रविभ्रमभ्रमत् whirling in wide, swift circles
Bhujangama Shvasad Vinirgamat भुजङ्गमश्वसद्विनिर्गमत् the hissing breath of the serpents
Krama Sphurat Karala Bhala Havyavat क्रमस्फुरत्करालभालहव्यवाट् the fire on his fierce forehead flaring up by turns
Dhimid Dhimid Dhimid Dhvanat धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिद्ध्वनत् sounding 'dhimid dhimid dhimid'
Mridanga Tunga Mangala Dhvani Krama मृदङ्गतुङ्गमङ्गलध्वनिक्रम the lofty, auspicious rhythm of the mridanga
Pravartita Prachanda Tandavah प्रवर्तितप्रचण्डताण्डवः who performs the fierce Tandava to it
Shivah शिवः Shiva
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
jayatvadabhravibhramabhramadbhujaṅgamaśvasa-dvinirgamatkramasphuratkarālabhālahavyavāṭ |dhimiddhimiddhimiddhvananmṛdaṅgatuṅgamaṅgala-dhvanikramapravartitapracaṇḍatāṇḍavaḥ śivaḥ ||
Telugu
జయత్వదభ్రవిభ్రమభ్రమద్భుజంగమశ్వస-ద్వినిర్గమత్క్రమస్ఫురత్కరాలభాలహవ్యవాట్ ।ధిమిద్ధిమిద్ధిమిద్ధ్వనన్మృదంగతుంగమంగల-ధ్వనిక్రమప్రవర్తితప్రచండతాండవః శివః ॥
Tamil
ஜயத்வத³ப்⁴ரவிப்⁴ரமப்⁴ரமத்³பு⁴ஜங்க³மஶ்வஸ-த்³விநிர்க³மத்க்ரமஸ்பு²ரத்கராலபா⁴லஹவ்யவாட் ।தி⁴மித்³தி⁴மித்³தி⁴மித்³த்⁴வநந்ம்ருʼத³ங்க³துங்க³மங்க³ல-த்⁴வநிக்ரமப்ரவர்திதப்ரசண்ட³தாண்ட³வ꞉ ஶிவ꞉ ॥
Kannada
ಜಯತ್ವದಭ್ರವಿಭ್ರಮಭ್ರಮದ್ಭುಜಂಗಮಶ್ವಸ-ದ್ವಿನಿರ್ಗಮತ್ಕ್ರಮಸ್ಫುರತ್ಕರಾಲಭಾಲಹವ್ಯವಾಟ್ ।ಧಿಮಿದ್ಧಿಮಿದ್ಧಿಮಿದ್ಧ್ವನನ್ಮೃದಂಗತುಂಗಮಂಗಲ-ಧ್ವನಿಕ್ರಮಪ್ರವರ್ತಿತಪ್ರಚಂಡತಾಂಡವಃ ಶಿವಃ ॥
Malayalam
ജയത്വദഭ്രവിഭ്രമഭ്രമദ്ഭുജങ്ഗമശ്വസ-ദ്വിനിര്ഗമത്ക്രമസ്ഫുരത്കരാലഭാലഹവ്യവാട് ।ധിമിദ്ധിമിദ്ധിമിദ്ധ്വനന്മൃദങ്ഗതുങ്ഗമങ്ഗല-ധ്വനിക്രമപ്രവര്തിതപ്രചണ്ഡതാണ്ഡവഃ ശിവഃ ॥
Gujarati
જયત્વદભ્રવિભ્રમભ્રમદ્ભુજઙ્ગમશ્વસ-દ્વિનિર્ગમત્ક્રમસ્ફુરત્કરાલભાલહવ્યવાટ્ ।ધિમિદ્ધિમિદ્ધિમિદ્ધ્વનન્મૃદઙ્ગતુઙ્ગમઙ્ગલ-ધ્વનિક્રમપ્રવર્તિતપ્રચણ્ડતાણ્ડવઃ શિવઃ ॥
Bengali
জযত্বদভ্রবিভ্রমভ্রমদ্ভুজঙ্গমশ্বস-দ্বিনির্গমত্ক্রমস্ফুরত্করালভালহব্যবাট্ ।ধিমিদ্ধিমিদ্ধিমিদ্ধ্বনন্মৃদঙ্গতুঙ্গমঙ্গল-ধ্বনিক্রমপ্রবর্তিতপ্রচণ্ডতাণ্ডবঃ শিবঃ ॥

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