Need help with Shloka

[sadananda]

>namaste Shree,
>  This is what I came up with:
>
> shivaM shiva-karam.h sanaathaM shivaatmaanaM
>shivottamam.h |
> shiva-maarga praNe-dharaM praNa-Dho.asmi
>sadaa-shivaM ||
>
>  As you can see, I had trouble with "saantham"
>and came up with "sanaathaM" (having the Lord as
>Protector). This is very beautiful. Thank you
>for sharing this shloka with us.
>
>OM shaantiH, shaantiH, shaantiH
>
>dhanyavaadaH,
>  Mantralaura

The second line seems to follow the anushTup chandas, but there seems to be
some problem with the first line meter.   Sanaathanam would go with the
second part of the first line. But that leaves two more words missing in
the first half of the first line? Can any one check?
 I agree you cannot put Him inside a meter!
Hari Om!
Sadananda

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