Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 924 of 1000: दरस्मेरमुखाम्बुजादर-स्मेर-मुखाम्बुजा · DarasmeramukhāmbujāDara-smera-mukhāmbujā

Faintly Smiling Lotus Face

Artha

What the name means

The lotus of her face carries the barest opening of a smile.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ दरस्मेरमुखाम्बुजायै नमः

oṃ darasmeramukhāmbujāyai namaḥ

om darasmeramukhambujayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, darasmeramukhāmbujā, as part of Shloka 171. 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 171, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:09

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: darasmeramukhāmbujā

दरस्मेरमुखाम्बुजाdarasmeramukhāmbujā

she whose lotus-face wears a slight smile

vigraha darasmeraṃ mukhāmbujaṃ yasyāḥ sā

दरस्मेरdarasmera

slightly smiling

vigraha daraṃ smerā, īṣat smerā

दरdara

a little, slightly

स्मेरsmera

smiling; opened, in blossom

मुखाम्बुजmukhāmbuja

the lotus that is her face

vigraha mukham evāmbujam

मुखmukha

face, countenance

अम्बुजambuja

lotus, that which is born in water

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 171Names 923–926

दक्षिणादक्षिणाराध्या दरस्मेरमुखाम्बुजा ।

कौलिनीकेवलाऽनर्घ्यकैवल्यपददायिनी ॥ १७१ ॥

dakṣiṇādakṣiṇārādhyā darasmeramukhāmbujā

kaulinīkevalā'narghyakaivalyapadadāyinī

Study the whole shloka: A slight smile, and a priceless gift

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: darasmeramukhambujaom darasmeramukhambujayai namah
ITRANS: darasmeramukhAmbujAOM darasmeramukhAmbujAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: darasmeramukhAmbujAOM darasmeramukhAmbujAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: దరస్మేరముఖామ్బుజాఓం దరస్మేరముఖామ్బుజాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ದರಸ್ಮೇರಮುಖಾಮ್ಬುಜಾಓಂ ದರಸ್ಮೇರಮುಖಾಮ್ಬುಜಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ദരസ്മേരമുഖാമ്ബുജാഓം ദരസ്മേരമുഖാമ്ബുജായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: த³ரஸ்மேரமுகா²ம்பு³ஜாஓம் த³ரஸ்மேரமுகா²ம்பு³ஜாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: દરસ્મેરમુખામ્બુજાૐ દરસ્મેરમુખામ્બુજાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: দরস্মেরমুখাম্বুজাওঁ দরস্মেরমুখাম্বুজায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ଦରସ୍ମେରମୁଖାମ୍ବୁଜାଓଁ ଦରସ୍ମେରମୁଖାମ୍ବୁଜାୟୈ ନମଃ