Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 191 of 1000: दुःखहन्त्रीदुःख-हन्त्री · DuḥkhahantrīDuḥkha-hantrī
Slayer Of Sorrow
Artha
What the name means
She strikes pain down rather than merely consoling the one who is in it.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ दुःखहन्त्र्यै नमः
oṃ duḥkhahantryai namaḥ
om duhkhahantryai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, duḥkhahantrī, as part of Shloka 50. 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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Uccāraṇa
Saying it, syllable by syllable
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Vyākaraṇa
How the name is built
she who slays sorrow
vigraha duḥkhaṃ hanti iti
pain, sorrow, discomfort
a slayer, one who strikes down
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 50Names 184–192
निस्तुला नीलचिकुरा निरपाया निरत्यया ।
दुर्लभा दुर्गमा दुर्गा दुःखहन्त्री सुखप्रदा ॥ ५० ॥
nistulā nīlacikurā nirapāyā niratyayā
durlabhā durgamā durgā duḥkhahantrī sukhapradā
Study the whole shloka: The end of the negations, and Durgā
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- duhkhahantriom duhkhahantryai namah
- ITRANS
- duHkhahantrIOM duHkhahantryai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- duHkhahantrIOM duHkhahantryai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- దుఃఖహన్త్రీఓం దుఃఖహన్త్ర్యై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ದುಃಖಹನ್ತ್ರೀಓಂ ದುಃಖಹನ್ತ್ರ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ദുഃഖഹന്ത്രീഓം ദുഃഖഹന്ത്ര്യൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- து³ஃக²ஹந்த்ரீஓம் து³ஃக²ஹந்த்ர்யை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- દુઃખહન્ત્રીૐ દુઃખહન્ત્ર્યૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- দুঃখহন্ত্রীওঁ দুঃখহন্ত্র্যৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ଦୁଃଖହନ୍ତ୍ରୀଓଁ ଦୁଃଖହନ୍ତ୍ର୍ଯ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ