Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 675 of 1000: ब्राह्मी · Brāhmī

Brāhmī

Artha

What the name means

She is Brāhmī, the energy of the creator, counted first among the mothers and identified with speech itself.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ ब्राह्म्यै नमः

oṃ brāhmyai namaḥ

om brahmyai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, brāhmī, 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: brāhmī

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: brahmiom brahmyai namah
ITRANS: brAhmIOM brAhmyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: brAhmIOM brAhmyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: బ్రాహ్మీఓం బ్రాహ్మ్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೀಓಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ബ്രാഹ്മീഓം ബ്രാഹ്മ്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: ப்³ராஹ்மீஓம் ப்³ராஹ்ம்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: બ્રાહ્મીૐ બ્રાહ્મ્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: ব্রাহ্মীওঁ ব্রাহ্ম্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ବ୍ରାହ୍ମୀଓଁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ