Duhkhahantri (दुःखहन्त्री, IAST: Duḥkhahantrī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who destroys all sorrow and suffering”. From duḥkha (sorrow, pain, suffering) and hantrī (the female destroyer), this name proclaims the Goddess as the divine remover of all anguish — physical, emotional, and spiritual.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Duḥkha, one of the central concepts of Indian philosophy, encompasses not only pain but the pervasive sense of incompleteness that underlies conditioned existence; and Lalitā as Duḥkhahantrī strikes at the root of this suffering, not merely offering temporary relief but dissolving the very conditions that generate sorrow. She is the refuge of the brokenhearted, the consolation of the bereaved, and the healing presence for those crushed by the weight of worldly existence. The feminine form hantrī emphasizes that this destroying power is itself an expression of the mother's compassion.

Duḥkhahantrī is a deeply comforting epithet of Lalitā, especially cherished in devotional worship by those who approach the Goddess in times of personal sorrow. Pronounced duḥ-kha-han-tree, the name carries a strong meaning though it is more commonly used as an epithet than as a personal name.

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Scriptural source

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