Etymology

Om Namah Shivaya

Today it means: "Adoration to Lord Shiva"; a salute or invocation towards the Hindu god Shiva. Full definition →

Sanskrit ॐ नमः शिवाय
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromॐ नमः शिवाय
  2. English todayOm Namah Shivaya

Borrowed from Sanskrit ॐ नमः शिवाय (oṃ namaḥ śivāya).

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