Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 916 of 1000: धीरा · Dhīrā
The Steadfast And Wise
Artha
What the name means
She is unshaken in composure and deep in understanding, the adjective covering both courage and insight.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ धीरायै नमः
oṃ dhīrāyai namaḥ
om dhirayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, dhīrā, as part of Shloka 169. 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
A single word rather than a compound.
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Sandarbha
In its shloka
Shloka 169Names 912–917
सव्यापसव्यमार्गस्था सर्वापद्विनिवारिणी ।
स्वस्था स्वभावमधुरा धीरा धीरसमर्चिता ॥ १६९ ॥
savyāpasavyamārgasthā sarvāpadvinivāriṇī
svasthā svabhāvamadhurā dhīrā dhīrasamarcitā
Study the whole shloka: Both paths, and the steadiness they ask for
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- dhiraom dhirayai namah
- ITRANS
- dhIrAOM dhIrAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- dhIrAOM dhIrAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- ధీరాఓం ధీరాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಧೀರಾಓಂ ಧೀರಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ധീരാഓം ധീരായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- தீ⁴ராஓம் தீ⁴ராயை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- ધીરાૐ ધીરાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- ধীরাওঁ ধীরায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ଧୀରାଓଁ ଧୀରାୟୈ ନମଃ