Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 312 of 1000: रणत्किङ्किणिमेखलारणत्-किङ्किणि-मेखला · RaṇatkiṅkiṇimekhalāRaṇat-kiṅkiṇi-mekhalā

Girdled With Ringing Bells

Artha

What the name means

Little bells chime along the belt at her waist whenever she moves.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ रणत्किङ्किणिमेखलायै नमः

oṃ raṇatkiṅkiṇimekhalāyai namaḥ

om ranatkinkinimekhalayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, raṇatkiṅkiṇimekhalā, as part of Shloka 71. 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.

ChantShloka 71, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:10

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: raṇatkiṅkiṇimekhalā

रणत्किङ्किणिमेखलाraṇatkiṅkiṇimekhalā

whose girdle is strung with jingling bells

vigraha raṇatkiṅkiṇir mekhalā yasyāḥ sā raṇatkiṅkiṇimekhalā

रणत्किङ्किणिraṇatkiṅkiṇi

ringing little bells

vigraha raṇantyaḥ kiṅkiṇyaḥ raṇatkiṅkiṇayaḥ

रणत्raṇat

ringing, jingling

किङ्किणीkiṅkiṇī

a small bell

मेखलाmekhalā

girdle worn at the hips

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 71Names 305–312

राजराजार्चिता राज्ञी रम्या राजीवलोचना ।

रञ्जनी रमणी रस्या रणत्किङ्किणिमेखला ॥ ७१ ॥

rājarājārcitā rājñī ramyā rājīvalocanā

rañjanī ramaṇī rasyā raṇatkiṅkiṇimekhalā

Study the whole shloka: A queen in her own right, and bells at the waist

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: ranatkinkinimekhalaom ranatkinkinimekhalayai namah
ITRANS: raNatki~NkiNimekhalAOM raNatki~NkiNimekhalAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: raNatkiGkiNimekhalAOM raNatkiGkiNimekhalAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: రణత్కిఙ్కిణిమేఖలాఓం రణత్కిఙ్కిణిమేఖలాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ರಣತ್ಕಿಙ್ಕಿಣಿಮೇಖಲಾಓಂ ರಣತ್ಕಿಙ್ಕಿಣಿಮೇಖಲಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: രണത്കിങ്കിണിമേഖലാഓം രണത്കിങ്കിണിമേഖലായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: ரணத்கிங்கிணிமேக²லாஓம் ரணத்கிங்கிணிமேக²லாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: રણત્કિઙ્કિણિમેખલાૐ રણત્કિઙ્કિણિમેખલાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: রণৎকিঙ্কিণিমেখলাওঁ রণৎকিঙ্কিণিমেখলায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ରଣତ୍କିଙ୍କିଣିମେଖଲାଓଁ ରଣତ୍କିଙ୍କିଣିମେଖଲାୟୈ ନମଃ