Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 776 of 1000: मन्दारकुसुमप्रियामन्दार-कुसुम-प्रिया · MandārakusumapriyāMandāra-kusuma-priyā

Fond Of Mandāra Blossoms

Artha

What the name means

The coral tree of paradise flowers for her, and she is pleased when its blossoms are laid before her.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ मन्दारकुसुमप्रियायै नमः

oṃ mandārakusumapriyāyai namaḥ

om mandarakusumapriyayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, mandārakusumapriyā, as part of Shloka 148. 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 148, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

Recite it among the thousand names →Loop its shloka until you know it →

Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

Tap a syllable to see the letters inside it and hear each sound.

Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: mandārakusumapriyā

मन्दारकुसुमप्रियाmandārakusumapriyā

she to whom the mandāra flower is dear

vigraha mandārakusumaṃ priyaṃ yasyāḥ sā

मन्दारकुसुमmandārakusuma

Blossom Of The Mandāra

vigraha mandārasya kusumam

मन्दारmandāra

the coral tree, one of the five trees of paradise

कुसुमkusuma

flower, blossom

प्रियpriya

dear, beloved

New to the cases and compounds? The grammar you meet in the text.

Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 148Names 771–776

दुराराध्या दुराधर्षा पाटलीकुसुमप्रिया ।

महती मेरुनिलया मन्दारकुसुमप्रिया ॥ १४८ ॥

durārādhyā durādharṣā pāṭalīkusumapriyā

mahatī merunilayā mandārakusumapriyā

Study the whole shloka: Hard to approach, and fond of two particular flowers

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: mandarakusumapriyaom mandarakusumapriyayai namah
ITRANS: mandArakusumapriyAOM mandArakusumapriyAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: mandArakusumapriyAOM mandArakusumapriyAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: మన్దారకుసుమప్రియాఓం మన్దారకుసుమప్రియాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಮನ್ದಾರಕುಸುಮಪ್ರಿಯಾಓಂ ಮನ್ದಾರಕುಸುಮಪ್ರಿಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: മന്ദാരകുസുമപ്രിയാഓം മന്ദാരകുസുമപ്രിയായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: மந்தா³ரகுஸுமப்ரியாஓம் மந்தா³ரகுஸுமப்ரியாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: મન્દારકુસુમપ્રિયાૐ મન્દારકુસુમપ્રિયાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: মন্দারকুসুমপ্রিয়াওঁ মন্দারকুসুমপ্রিয়ায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ମନ୍ଦାରକୁସୁମପ୍ରିୟାଓଁ ମନ୍ଦାରକୁସୁମପ୍ରିୟାୟୈ ନମଃ