Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 267 of 1000: गोविन्दरूपिणीगोविन्द-रूपिणी · GovindarūpiṇīGovinda-rūpiṇī

Whose Form Is Govinda

Artha

What the name means

That guarding wears the form of Viṣṇu, who goes after the worlds as a cowherd after his cattle.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ गोविन्दरूपिण्यै नमः

oṃ govindarūpiṇyai namaḥ

om govindarupinyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, govindarūpiṇī, as part of Shloka 63. 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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Speed

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularī-stemstem: govindarūpiṇī

govindarūpa is the compound and the -in suffix does the possessing, which is why the name is classed as a tatpuruṣa here; a bahuvrīhi reading, she who has Govinda's form, is equally defensible.

गोविन्दरूपिणीgovindarūpiṇī

having the form of Govinda

vigraha govindasya rūpam asyā astīti

गोविन्दgovinda

finder of the cows, Viṣṇu

vigraha gā vindatīti govindaḥ

गोgo

cow; the earth; a ray of light

विन्दvinda

finding, obtaining

रूपिणीrūpiṇī

having the form of

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 63Names 260–267

सुप्ता प्राज्ञात्मिका तुर्या सर्वावस्थाविवर्जिता ।

सृष्टिकर्त्री ब्रह्मरूपा गोप्त्री गोविन्दरूपिणी ॥ ६३ ॥

suptā prājñātmikā turyā sarvāvasthāvivarjitā

sṛṣṭikartrī brahmarūpā goptrī govindarūpiṇī

Study the whole shloka: The fourth, and then the first of the five acts

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: govindarupiniom govindarupinyai namah
ITRANS: govindarUpiNIOM govindarUpiNyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: govindarUpiNIOM govindarUpiNyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: గోవిన్దరూపిణీఓం గోవిన్దరూపిణ్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಗೋವಿನ್ದರೂಪಿಣೀಓಂ ಗೋವಿನ್ದರೂಪಿಣ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ഗോവിന്ദരൂപിണീഓം ഗോവിന്ദരൂപിണ്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: கோ³விந்த³ரூபிணீஓம் கோ³விந்த³ரூபிண்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: ગોવિન્દરૂપિણીૐ ગોવિન્દરૂપિણ્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: গোবিন্দরূপিণীওঁ গোবিন্দরূপিণ্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ଗୋବିନ୍ଦରୂପିଣୀଓଁ ଗୋବିନ୍ଦରୂପିଣ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ