Ajnanaddhvantadipika (अज्ञानध्वान्तदीपिका, IAST: Ajñānadhvāntadīpikā) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The lamp that dispels the darkness of ignorance”. From ajñāna (ignorance, non-knowing), dhvānta (darkness, gloom), and dīpikā (a small lamp, an illuminator), this name treasures Lalitā as the gentle yet invincible light that dissolves spiritual darkness from within the devotee's heart.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Ajñāna is the fundamental nescience that veils the soul's recognition of its own divine nature; dhvānta evokes the dense darkness that arises from it. Dīpikā, a diminutive of dīpa (lamp), suggests an intimate, accessible light — not a blinding sun but a tender lamp placed exactly where it is needed. Lalitā as Ajñānadhvāntadīpikā is the guru's lamp of grace, quietly and completely burning away the night of unknowing.

This name is cherished especially by those who approach Lalitā through the path of jñāna and by students at the beginning of their spiritual journey. Pronounced 'ug-gyaa-nuh-dhwaan-tuh-dee-pi-kaa'; the standalone form Dīpikā is a widely used and beautiful given name.

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Scriptural source

Ajnanaddhvantadipika appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Ajnanaddhvantadipika aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.