Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 691 of 1000: चतुरङ्गबलेश्वरीचतुरङ्ग-बलेश्वरी · CaturaṅgabaleśvarīCaturaṅga-baleśvarī

Commander Of The Fourfold Army

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Artha

What the name means

Elephants, chariots, cavalry and foot all answer to her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ चतुरङ्गबलेश्वर्यै नमः

oṃ caturaṅgabaleśvaryai namaḥ

om chaturangabaleshvaryai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, caturaṅgabaleśvarī, as part of Shloka 135. 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)singularī-stemstem: caturaṅgabaleśvarī
चतुरङ्गबलेश्वरीcaturaṅgabaleśvarī

the mistress of the army of four divisions

vigraha caturaṅgabalasya īśvarī

चतुरङ्गबलcaturaṅgabala

the army of four divisions

vigraha caturaṅgaṃ balam

चतुरङ्गcaturaṅga

having four divisions

vigraha catvāri aṅgāni yasya tat

चतुर्catur

four

अङ्गaṅga

a limb, a division

बलbala

force, might, an army

ईश्वरीīśvarī

mistress, sovereign lady

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 135Names 689–694

राज्यलक्ष्मीः कोशनाथा चतुरङ्गबलेश्वरी ।

साम्राज्यदायिनी सत्यसन्धा सागरमेखला ॥ १३५ ॥

rājyalakṣmīḥ kośanāthā caturaṅgabaleśvarī

sāmrājyadāyinī satyasandhā sāgaramekhalā

Study the whole shloka: Treasury, army, empire, and the ocean at the border

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
chaturangabaleshvariom chaturangabaleshvaryai namah
ITRANS
chatura~NgabaleshvarIOM chatura~Ngabaleshvaryai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
caturaGgabalezvarIOM caturaGgabalezvaryai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
చతురఙ్గబలేశ్వరీఓం చతురఙ్గబలేశ్వర్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಚತುರಙ್ಗಬಲೇಶ್ವರೀಓಂ ಚತುರಙ್ಗಬಲೇಶ್ವರ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
ചതുരങ്ഗബലേശ്വരീഓം ചതുരങ്ഗബലേശ്വര്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
சதுரங்க³ப³லேஶ்வரீஓம் சதுரங்க³ப³லேஶ்வர்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
ચતુરઙ્ગબલેશ્વરીૐ ચતુરઙ્ગબલેશ્વર્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
চতুরঙ্গবলেশ্বরীওঁ চতুরঙ্গবলেশ্বর্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ଚତୁରଙ୍ଗବଲେଶ୍ୱରୀଓଁ ଚତୁରଙ୍ଗବଲେଶ୍ୱର୍ଯ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ