Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 173 of 1000: संशयघ्नी · Saṃśayaghnī

Slayer Of Doubt

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Artha

What the name means

She kills doubt at the root instead of settling it one question at a time.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ संशयघ्न्यै नमः

oṃ saṃśayaghnyai namaḥ

om samshayaghnyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, saṃśayaghnī, as part of Shloka 48. In the nāmāvalī, the form used for arcana(worship with an offering at each name), it is turned to the dative, the case of offering: “to her”. Then it is framed by oṃ before and namaḥ, “salutation”, after.

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How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularī-stemstem: saṃśayaghnī
संशयघ्नीsaṃśayaghnī

she who slays doubt

vigraha saṃśayaṃ hanti iti

संशयsaṃśaya

doubt, uncertainty

घ्नghna

striking down, killing

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 48Names 168–175

निष्क्रोधा क्रोधशमनी निर्लोभा लोभनाशिनी ।

निःसंशया संशयघ्नी निर्भवा भवनाशिनी ॥ ४८ ॥

niṣkrodhā krodhaśamanī nirlobhā lobhanāśinī

niḥsaṃśayā saṃśayaghnī nirbhavā bhavanāśinī

Study the whole shloka: Anger, greed, doubt, and becoming

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
samshayaghniom samshayaghnyai namah
ITRANS
saMshayaghnIOM saMshayaghnyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
saMzayaghnIOM saMzayaghnyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
సంశయఘ్నీఓం సంశయఘ్న్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಸಂಶಯಘ್ನೀಓಂ ಸಂಶಯಘ್ನ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
സംശയഘ്നീഓം സംശയഘ്ന്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
ஸம்ஶயக்⁴னீஓம் ஸம்ஶயக்⁴ன்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
સંશયઘ્નીૐ સંશયઘ્ન્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
সংশয়ঘ্নীওঁ সংশয়ঘ্ন্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ସଂଶୟଘ୍ନୀଓଁ ସଂଶୟଘ୍ନ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ