Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 674 of 1000: ब्राह्मणी · Brāhmaṇī

The Brāhmaṇ's Consort

Artha

What the name means

She is Brāhmaṇī, the feminine counterpart of the sacred word and of the priest who carries it.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ ब्राह्मण्यै नमः

oṃ brāhmaṇyai namaḥ

om brahmanyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, brāhmaṇī, as part of Shloka 132. 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 132, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:11

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularī-stemstem: brāhmaṇī

A single word rather than a compound.

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 132Names 669–677

अन्नदा वसुदा वृद्धा ब्रह्मात्मैक्यस्वरूपिणी ।

बृहती ब्राह्मणी ब्राह्मी ब्रह्मानन्दा बलिप्रिया ॥ १३२ ॥

annadā vasudā vṛddhā brahmātmaikyasvarūpiṇī

bṛhatī brāhmaṇī brāhmī brahmānandā balipriyā

Study the whole shloka: Food and wealth, the identity of self and absolute, and a portion set aside

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: brahmaniom brahmanyai namah
ITRANS: brAhmaNIOM brAhmaNyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: brAhmaNIOM brAhmaNyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: బ్రాహ్మణీఓం బ్రాహ్మణ్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೀಓಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ബ്രാഹ്മണീഓം ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: ப்³ராஹ்மணீஓம் ப்³ராஹ்மண்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: બ્રાહ્મણીૐ બ્રાહ્મણ્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: ব্রাহ্মণীওঁ ব্রাহ্মণ্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀଓଁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ