Anādinidhanā (अनादिनिधना, IAST: Anādinidhanā) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is without beginning and without end”. From an- (without), ādi (beginning), and nidhana (end or death), this name proclaims Lalitā as the eternal, self-existent reality that transcends all temporal limits and the cycle of creation and dissolution.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Anādi means 'beginningless'—she who has no origin in time—while nidhana means 'end,' 'cessation,' or 'death.' Together as Anādinidhanā, this epithet declares Lalitā's absolute eternality: she existed before creation, and she will endure after dissolution, herself never subject to birth or death. This quality is foundational to her identity as the supreme brahman in feminine form.

This epithet is shared by Lalitā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva across various stotras, reflecting its universal application to the Absolute; as a girl's name, Anādinidhanā is rarely used in full, though Anādī is occasionally used. The long ā in anādi and the dental n in nidhana should be carefully preserved.

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Scriptural source

Anādinidhanā 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, Anādinidhanā aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.