Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 81 of 1000: महापाशुपतास्त्राग्निनिर्दग्धासुरसैनिकामहा-पाशुपतास्त्राग्नि-निर्दग्धासुर-सैनिका · MahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdhāsurasainikāMahā-pāśupatāstrāgni-nirdagdhāsura-sainikā

Who Burned The Demon Host With Śiva's Weapon

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Artha

What the name means

She loosed the great Pāśupata missile, and its fire left nothing of the demon soldiers.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ महापाशुपतास्त्राग्निनिर्दग्धासुरसैनिकायै नमः

oṃ mahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdhāsurasainikāyai namaḥ

om mahapashupatastragninirdagdhasurasainikayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, mahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdhāsurasainikā, as part of Shloka 32. 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

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: mahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdhāsurasainikā
महापाशुपतास्त्राग्निनिर्दग्धासुरसैनिकाmahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdhāsurasainikā

she by whose great Pāśupata fire the demon soldiers were burnt away

vigraha mahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdhā asurasainikā yayā sā

महापाशुपतास्त्राग्निनिर्दग्धmahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdha

burnt up by the fire of the great Pāśupata weapon

vigraha mahāpāśupatāstrāgninā nirdagdhāḥ

महापाशुपतास्त्राग्निmahāpāśupatāstrāgni

the fire of the great weapon of Paśupati

vigraha mahāpāśupatāstrasya agniḥ

महापाशुपतास्त्रmahāpāśupatāstra

the great missile belonging to Paśupati

vigraha mahac ca tat pāśupatāstraṃ ca

महत्mahat

great, mighty

पाशुपतास्त्रpāśupatāstra

the weapon of the lord of creatures

vigraha paśupateḥ astram

पाशुपतpāśupata

belonging to Paśupati, to Śiva

अस्त्रastra

missile weapon

अग्निagni

fire

निर्दग्धnirdagdha

burnt up, consumed by fire

असुरसैनिकasurasainika

the soldiers of the demon army

vigraha asurāṇāṃ sainikāḥ

असुरasura

demon, enemy of the gods

सैनिकsainika

soldier, member of an army

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 32Names 80–81

कराङ्गुलिनखोत्पन्ननारायणदशाकृतिः ।

महापाशुपतास्त्राग्निनिर्दग्धासुरसैनिका ॥ ३२ ॥

karāṅgulinakhotpannanārāyaṇadaśākṛtiḥ

mahāpāśupatāstrāgninirdagdhāsurasainikā

Study the whole shloka: Ten descents out of her fingernails

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
mahapashupatastragninirdagdhasurasainikaom mahapashupatastragninirdagdhasurasainikayai namah
ITRANS
mahApAshupatAstrAgninirdagdhAsurasainikAOM mahApAshupatAstrAgninirdagdhAsurasainikAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
mahApAzupatAstrAgninirdagdhAsurasainikAOM mahApAzupatAstrAgninirdagdhAsurasainikAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
మహాపాశుపతాస్త్రాగ్నినిర్దగ్ధాసురసైనికాఓం మహాపాశుపతాస్త్రాగ్నినిర్దగ్ధాసురసైనికాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ಮಹಾಪಾಶುಪತಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಗ್ನಿನಿರ್ದಗ್ಧಾಸುರಸೈನಿಕಾಓಂ ಮಹಾಪಾಶುಪತಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಗ್ನಿನಿರ್ದಗ್ಧಾಸುರಸೈನಿಕಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
മഹാപാശുപതാസ്ത്രാഗ്നിനിര്ദഗ്ധാസുരസൈനികാഓം മഹാപാശുപതാസ്ത്രാഗ്നിനിര്ദഗ്ധാസുരസൈനികായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
மஹாபாஶுபதாஸ்த்ராக்³னிநிர்த³க்³தா⁴ஸுரஸைனிகாஓம் மஹாபாஶுபதாஸ்த்ராக்³னிநிர்த³க்³தா⁴ஸுரஸைனிகாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
મહાપાશુપતાસ્ત્રાગ્નિનિર્દગ્ધાસુરસૈનિકાૐ મહાપાશુપતાસ્ત્રાગ્નિનિર્દગ્ધાસુરસૈનિકાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
মহাপাশুপতাস্ত্রাগ্নিনির্দগ্ধাসুরসৈনিকাওঁ মহাপাশুপতাস্ত্রাগ্নিনির্দগ্ধাসুরসৈনিকায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ମହାପାଶୁପତାସ୍ତ୍ରାଗ୍ନିନିର୍ଦଗ୍ଧାସୁରସୈନିକାଓଁ ମହାପାଶୁପତାସ୍ତ୍ରାଗ୍ନିନିର୍ଦଗ୍ଧାସୁରସୈନିକାୟୈ ନମଃ