Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 750 of 1000: महेश्वरी · Maheśvarī

Great Sovereign Lady

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Artha

What the name means

She is Maheśvarī, the great ruler, consort and equal of Maheśvara himself.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ महेश्वर्यै नमः

oṃ maheśvaryai namaḥ

om maheshvaryai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, maheśvarī, as part of Shloka 145. 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: maheśvarī
महेश्वरीmaheśvarī

the great sovereign lady

vigraha mahatī cāsau īśvarī ca

महत्mahat

great, mighty, vast

ईश्वरीīśvarī

mistress, sovereign lady

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 145Names 750–756

महेश्वरी महाकाली महाग्रासा महाशना ।

अपर्णा चण्डिका चण्डमुण्डासुरनिषूदिनी ॥ १४५ ॥

maheśvarī mahākālī mahāgrāsā mahāśanā

aparṇā caṇḍikā caṇḍamuṇḍāsuraniṣūdinī

Study the whole shloka: The great eater who would not take a leaf

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
maheshvariom maheshvaryai namah
ITRANS
maheshvarIOM maheshvaryai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
mahezvarIOM mahezvaryai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
మహేశ్వరీఓం మహేశ్వర్యై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಮಹೇಶ್ವರೀಓಂ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
മഹേശ്വരീഓം മഹേശ്വര്യൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
மஹேஶ்வரீஓம் மஹேஶ்வர்யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
મહેશ્વરીૐ મહેશ્વર્યૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
মহেশ্বরীওঁ মহেশ্বর্যৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ମହେଶ୍ୱରୀଓଁ ମହେଶ୍ୱର୍ଯ୍ୟୈ ନମଃ