Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 957 of 1000: धन्या · Dhanyā
The Blessed And Enriching
Artha
What the name means
She is fortunate herself and makes fortunate those who come near, the adjective built on dhana, wealth.
Japa
How to chant it
ॐ धन्यायै नमः
oṃ dhanyāyai namaḥ
om dhanyayai namah
In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, dhanyā, 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.
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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 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
- 955धराdharāThe Bearing Earth
- 956धरसुताdharasutāDaughter Of The Mountain
- 958धर्मिणीdharmiṇīUpholder Of Dharma
- 959धर्मवर्धिनीdharmavardhinīIncreaser Of Dharma
- 960लोकातीताlokātītāBeyond The Worlds
- 961गुणातीताguṇātītāBeyond The Three Strands
- 962सर्वातीताsarvātītāBeyond Everything
- 963शमात्मिकाśamātmikāWhose Nature Is Stillness
Lipi
The name in other scripts
- Simple English spelling
- dhanyaom dhanyayai namah
- ITRANS
- dhanyAOM dhanyAyai namaH
- Harvard-Kyoto
- dhanyAOM dhanyAyai namaH
- తెలుగుTelugu
- ధన్యాఓం ధన్యాయై నమః
- ಕನ್ನಡKannada
- ಧನ್ಯಾಓಂ ಧನ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
- മലയാളംMalayalam
- ധന്യാഓം ധന്യായൈ നമഃ
- தமிழ்Tamil
- த⁴ன்யாஓம் த⁴ன்யாயை நமஃ
- ગુજરાતીGujarati
- ધન્યાૐ ધન્યાયૈ નમઃ
- বাংলাBengali
- ধন্যাওঁ ধন্যায়ৈ নমঃ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
- ଧନ୍ୟାଓଁ ଧନ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ