Lalitā Sahasranāma ◆, Name 861 of 1000: कान्तार्धविग्रहाकान्तार्ध-विग्रहा · KāntārdhavigrahāKāntārdha-vigrahā

In the Ardhanārī form a single body is shared, and the half that is hers cannot be pulled away from the half that is his.

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, kāntārdhavigrahā, as part of Shloka 160. 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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Simple English spelling

kantardhavigrahaom kantardhavigrahayai namah

ITRANS

kAntArdhavigrahAOM kAntArdhavigrahAyai namaH

Harvard-Kyoto

kAntArdhavigrahAOM kAntArdhavigrahAyai namaH

తెలుగుTelugu

కాన్తార్ధవిగ్రహాఓం కాన్తార్ధవిగ్రహాయై నమః

ಕನ್ನಡKannada

ಕಾನ್ತಾರ್ಧವಿಗ್ರಹಾಓಂ ಕಾನ್ತಾರ್ಧವಿಗ್ರಹಾಯೈ ನಮಃ

മലയാളംMalayalam

കാന്താര്ധവിഗ്രഹാഓം കാന്താര്ധവിഗ്രഹായൈ നമഃ

தமிழ்Tamil

காந்தார்த⁴விக்³ரஹாஓம் காந்தார்த⁴விக்³ரஹாயை நமஃ

ગુજરાતીGujarati

કાન્તાર્ધવિગ્રહાૐ કાન્તાર્ધવિગ્રહાયૈ નમઃ

বাংলাBengali

কান্তার্ধবিগ্রহাওঁ কান্তার্ধবিগ্রহায়ৈ নমঃ

ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia

କାନ୍ତାର୍ଧବିଗ୍ରହାଓଁ କାନ୍ତାର୍ଧବିଗ୍ରହାୟୈ ନମଃ