Daityahantri (दैत्यहन्त्री, IAST: Daityahantrī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who destroys the demons, the slayer of the asuras”. From daitya (the asuras, born of Diti) and hantrī (she who slays, feminine of hantṛ), this name celebrates Lalitā's fierce protective power that annihilates the forces of darkness and ego.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The daityas symbolize not only mythological adversaries but also the inner enemies — pride, greed, and delusion — that obstruct spiritual progress. As daityahantrī, Lalitā wields her grace like a sword, liberating devotees from both external evil and internal demonic tendencies.

Shared with Durgā and other fierce forms of the Devī, this epithet within the Lalitā Sahasranāma asserts that even the gentle Tripurasundarī is ultimately the protector who vanquishes all that harms her devotees. Pronounced dai-tya-han-trī, it is strong and usable as a name.

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Scriptural source

Daityahantri 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, Daityahantri aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.