Sarvastriratnadarpahana (सर्वस्त्रीरत्नदर्पघ्न, IAST: Sarvastrīratnadarpahna) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Subduer of the pride of all gem-like women”. This compound — sarva (all), strī (women), ratna (gem, best), darpa (pride, arrogance), ghna (slayer) — identifies Vishnu as the one whose transcendent beauty and grace humbles even the pride of the most exquisite of women.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sarvastrīratnadarpāghna is a vivid Puranic epithet indicating that Vishnu's divine splendour is so surpassing that it melts the pride (darpa) of even the most jewel-like (ratna) women in all the worlds. The name reflects a literary convention in Sanskrit poetry where the Lord's beauty is described as reducing even celestial beauties to humility. Theologically, it points to the Lord's supremacy over all apparent excellence in the manifest world.

This elaborate compound epithet is primarily a descriptive theological statement within the Sahasranama and is not suitable for use as a personal given name in everyday life. Pronounced sar-va-stree-rat-na-dar-pa-ghna.

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Scriptural source

Sarvastriratnadarpahana appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Sarvastriratnadarpahana aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.