Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 594 of 1000: इन्द्रधनुःप्रभाइन्द्र-धनुः-प्रभा · IndradhanuḥprabhāIndra-dhanuḥ-prabhā

Bright As A Rainbow

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Artha

What the name means

There her colour is not single but banded, the bow of Indra arched across the sky.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ इन्द्रधनुःप्रभायै नमः

oṃ indradhanuḥprabhāyai namaḥ

om indradhanuhprabhayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, indradhanuḥprabhā, as part of Shloka 119. 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 119, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09
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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: indradhanuḥprabhā
इन्द्रधनुःप्रभाindradhanuḥprabhā

she whose radiance is that of the rainbow

vigraha indradhanuṣaḥ prabhā iva prabhā yasyāḥ sā

इन्द्रधनुस्indradhanus

Indra's Bow, The Rainbow

vigraha indrasya dhanuḥ

इन्द्रindra

Indra, god of the sky and of rain

धनुस्dhanus

a bow; an arc

प्रभाprabhā

light, splendour, radiance

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 119Names 590–594

कटाक्षकिङ्करीभूतकमलाकोटिसेविता ।

शिरःस्थिता चन्द्रनिभा भालस्थेन्द्रधनुःप्रभा ॥ ११९ ॥

kaṭākṣakiṅkarībhūtakamalākoṭisevitā

śiraḥsthitā candranibhā bhālasthendradhanuḥprabhā

Study the whole shloka: Millions of Lakṣmīs, then a moon and a rainbow

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
indradhanuhprabhaom indradhanuhprabhayai namah
ITRANS
indradhanuHprabhAOM indradhanuHprabhAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
indradhanuHprabhAOM indradhanuHprabhAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
ఇన్ద్రధనుఃప్రభాఓం ఇన్ద్రధనుఃప్రభాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಇನ್ದ್ರಧನುಃಪ್ರಭಾಓಂ ಇನ್ದ್ರಧನುಃಪ್ರಭಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ഇന്ദ്രധനുഃപ്രഭാഓം ഇന്ദ്രധനുഃപ്രഭായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
இந்த்³ரத⁴னுஃப்ரபா⁴ஓம் இந்த்³ரத⁴னுஃப்ரபா⁴யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
ઇન્દ્રધનુઃપ્રભાૐ ઇન્દ્રધનુઃપ્રભાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
ইন্দ্রধনুঃপ্রভাওঁ ইন্দ্রধনুঃপ্রভায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଧନୁଃପ୍ରଭାଓଁ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଧନୁଃପ୍ରଭାୟୈ ନମଃ