Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 56 of 1000: श्रीमन्नगरनायिकाश्रीमन्-नगर-नायिका · ŚrīmannagaranāyikāŚrīman-nagara-nāyikā

Lady Of The Resplendent City

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Artha

What the name means

The shining city built in tiers around her is hers to govern, and she is its presiding lady.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ श्रीमन्नगरनायिकायै नमः

oṃ śrīmannagaranāyikāyai namaḥ

om shrimannagaranayikayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, śrīmannagaranāyikā, as part of Shloka 22. 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

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: śrīmannagaranāyikā
श्रीमन्नगरनायिकाśrīmannagaranāyikā

mistress of the city of splendour

vigraha śrīmato nagarasya nāyikā

श्रीमन्नगरśrīmannagara

the city possessed of splendour

vigraha śrīmac ca tan nagaraṃ ca

श्रीमत्śrīmat

possessed of splendour, glorious

नगरnagara

city, town

नायिकाnāyikā

mistress, lady, leader

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 22Names 55–58

सुमेरुमध्यशृङ्गस्था श्रीमन्नगरनायिका ।

चिन्तामणिगृहान्तस्था पञ्चब्रह्मासनस्थिता ॥ २२ ॥

sumerumadhyaśṛṅgasthā śrīmannagaranāyikā

cintāmaṇigṛhāntasthā pañcabrahmāsanasthitā

Study the whole shloka: From the world-mountain inward to the couch of the five gods

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
shrimannagaranayikaom shrimannagaranayikayai namah
ITRANS
shrImannagaranAyikAOM shrImannagaranAyikAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
zrImannagaranAyikAOM zrImannagaranAyikAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
శ్రీమన్నగరనాయికాఓం శ్రీమన్నగరనాయికాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಗರನಾಯಿಕಾಓಂ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಗರನಾಯಿಕಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ശ്രീമന്നഗരനായികാഓം ശ്രീമന്നഗരനായികായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
ஸ்ரீமன்நக³ரநாயிகாஓம் ஸ்ரீமன்நக³ரநாயிகாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
શ્રીમન્નગરનાયિકાૐ શ્રીમન્નગરનાયિકાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
শ্রীমন্নগরনায়িকাওঁ শ্রীমন্নগরনায়িকায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ନଗରନାୟିକାଓଁ ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ନଗରନାୟିକାୟୈ ନମଃ