Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 956 of 1000: धरसुताधर-सुता · DharasutāDhara-sutā

Daughter Of The Mountain

Artha

What the name means

She is born to the mountain, dhara naming that which holds firm and so the Himālaya.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ धरसुतायै नमः

oṃ dharasutāyai namaḥ

om dharasutayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, dharasutā, as part of Shloka 176. 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 176, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:10

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Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: dharasutā

धरसुताdharasutā

daughter of the upholder, the mountain

vigraha dharasya sutā

धरdhara

bearer, that which upholds; a mountain

सुताsutā

daughter

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 176Names 955–963

धराधरसुता धन्या धर्मिणी धर्मवर्धिनी ।

लोकातीता गुणातीता सर्वातीता शमात्मिका ॥ १७६ ॥

dharādharasutā dhanyā dharmiṇī dharmavardhinī

lokātītā guṇātītā sarvātītā śamātmikā

Study the whole shloka: Five names of holding, then four of having gone beyond

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: dharasutaom dharasutayai namah
ITRANS: dharasutAOM dharasutAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: dharasutAOM dharasutAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: ధరసుతాఓం ధరసుతాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಧರಸುತಾಓಂ ಧರಸುತಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: ധരസുതാഓം ധരസുതായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: த⁴ரஸுதாஓம் த⁴ரஸுதாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: ધરસુતાૐ ધરસુતાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: ধরসুতাওঁ ধরসুতায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ଧରସୁତାଓଁ ଧରସୁତାୟୈ ନମଃ