Daityashamani (दैत्यशमनी, IAST: Daityaśamanī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who pacifies and destroys the demons”. From daitya (demon, son of Diti) and śamanī (she who appeases, stills, destroys), this name proclaims Lalithā as the supreme power who quells all demonic forces threatening cosmic order.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Daityas are the formidable adversaries of the Devas, offspring of the sage Kaśyapa and Diti, representing the forces of ego, darkness, and adharma. Śamanī comes from the root śam (to pacify, to extinguish), indicating both gentle pacification and decisive destruction. In Lalithā, this capacity is not mere violence but the compassionate restoration of dharmic harmony — she stills evil at its root.

This epithet of Lalithā parallels her role as Mahiṣāsuramardinī and aligns her with the Devī's universal protective function celebrated across the Śākta tradition; as a given name, Daityashamani is rare but deeply potent in meaning. Pronounced dai-tya-sha-ma-ni.

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Scriptural source

Daityashamani 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, Daityashamani aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.