Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 212 of 1000: महारूपामहा-रूपा · MahārūpāMahā-rūpā

Of Vast Form

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Artha

What the name means

Her body is measured only by the extent of what exists.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ महारूपायै नमः

oṃ mahārūpāyai namaḥ

om maharupayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, mahārūpā, as part of Shloka 54. 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

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: mahārūpā
महारूपाmahārūpā

she whose form is great

vigraha mahad rūpaṃ yasyāḥ sā

महाmahā

great, vast

रूपrūpa

form, body

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 54Names 212–218

महारूपा महापूज्या महापातकनाशिनी ।

महामाया महासत्त्वा महाशक्तिर्महारतिः ॥ ५४ ॥

mahārūpā mahāpūjyā mahāpātakanāśinī

mahāmāyā mahāsattvā mahāśaktirmahāratiḥ

Study the whole shloka: Seven great-names, from mortal sin to the great delight

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
maharupaom maharupayai namah
ITRANS
mahArUpAOM mahArUpAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
mahArUpAOM mahArUpAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
మహారూపాఓం మహారూపాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಮಹಾರೂಪಾಓಂ ಮಹಾರೂಪಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
മഹാരൂപാഓം മഹാരൂപായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
மஹாரூபாஓம் மஹாரூபாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
મહારૂપાૐ મહારૂપાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
মহারূপাওঁ মহারূপায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ମହାରୂପାଓଁ ମହାରୂପାୟୈ ନମଃ