Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 218 of 1000: महारतिःमहा-रतिः · MahāratiḥMahā-ratiḥ
The Great Delight
Artha
What the name means
The pleasure in which lover and beloved forget the difference between them is hers.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ महारत्यै नमः
oṃ mahāratyai namaḥ
om maharatyai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, mahāratiḥ, 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
the great pleasure
vigraha mahatī cāsau ratiś ca
great
rest, delight, the pleasure of love
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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
- maharatihom maharatyai namah
- ITRANS
- mahAratiHOM mahAratyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- mahAratiHOM mahAratyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- మహారతిఃఓం మహారత్యై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಮಹಾರತಿಃಓಂ ಮಹಾರತ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- മഹാരതിഃഓം മഹാരത്യൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- மஹாரதிஃஓம் மஹாரத்யை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- મહારતિઃૐ મહારત્યૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- মহারতিঃওঁ মহারত্যৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ମହାରତିଃଓଁ ମହାରତ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ