Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 608 of 1000: दण्डनीतिस्थादण्ड-नीतिस्था · DaṇḍanītisthāDaṇḍa-nītisthā

Abiding In The Rule Of Law

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Artha

What the name means

Just government is her own ground, and she stands within it wherever a ruler wields the rod fairly.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ दण्डनीतिस्थायै नमः

oṃ daṇḍanītisthāyai namaḥ

om dandanitisthayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, daṇḍanītisthā, as part of Shloka 122. 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

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: daṇḍanītisthā
दण्डनीतिस्थाdaṇḍanītisthā

standing within the science of just rule

vigraha daṇḍanītau tiṣṭhatīti

दण्डनीतिdaṇḍanīti

the administration of justice

vigraha daṇḍasya nītiḥ

दण्डdaṇḍa

a rod, the rod of punishment

नीतिnīti

guidance, conduct of affairs, polity

स्थाsthā

standing, abiding in

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 122Names 607–610

देवेशी दण्डनीतिस्था दहराकाशरूपिणी ।

प्रतिपन्मुख्यराकान्ततिथिमण्डलपूजिता ॥ १२२ ॥

deveśī daṇḍanītisthā daharākāśarūpiṇī

pratipanmukhyarākāntatithimaṇḍalapūjitā

Study the whole shloka: The rod of law, the space in the heart, the round of lunar days

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
dandanitisthaom dandanitisthayai namah
ITRANS
daNDanItisthAOM daNDanItisthAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
daNDanItisthAOM daNDanItisthAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
దణ్డనీతిస్థాఓం దణ్డనీతిస్థాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ದಣ್ಡನೀತಿಸ್ಥಾಓಂ ದಣ್ಡನೀತಿಸ್ಥಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ദണ്ഡനീതിസ്ഥാഓം ദണ്ഡനീതിസ്ഥായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
த³ண்ட³நீதிஸ்தா²ஓம் த³ண்ட³நீதிஸ்தா²யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
દણ્ડનીતિસ્થાૐ દણ્ડનીતિસ્થાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
দণ্ডনীতিস্থাওঁ দণ্ডনীতিস্থায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଦଣ୍ଡନୀତିସ୍ଥାଓଁ ଦଣ୍ଡନୀତିସ୍ଥାୟୈ ନମଃ