Om Namah Shivaya

English

Etymology

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

Interjection

Om Namah Shivaya

1. (Hinduism) "Adoration to Lord Shiva"; a salute or invocation towards the Hindu god Shiva.

Related terms

• Har Har Mahadev (invocation towards Shiva)

Translations

Hindu praise for the god Shiva

• Bengali: ওঁ নমঃ শিবায় (ō̃ nomoḥ śibaẏ)
• Hindi: ॐ नमः शिवाय (om namaḥ śivāy)
• Kannada: ಓಂ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ (ōṃ namaḥ śivāya)
• Malayalam: ഓം നമഃ ശിവായ (ōṁ namaḥ śivāya)
• Marathi: ॐ नमः शिवाय (om namaḥ śivāy)
• Nepali: ॐ नमः शिवाय (om̐ namaḥ śivāya)
• Odia: ଓଁ ନମଃ ଶିଵାୟ (õ nômôḥ śivayô)
• Punjabi: ਓਮ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ (oma namah śivāya)
• Tamil: ஓம் நமசிவாய (ōm namacivāya)
• Telugu: శివ పంచాక్షరీ మంత్రము (śiva pañcākṣarī mantramu)
• Thai: โอม นมัส ศิวายะ