Dvaitavarjitā (द्वैतवर्जिता, IAST: Dvaitavarjitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who has utterly abandoned or transcended duality”. Dvaita (duality) and varjitā (she who has cast off, abandoned, or is free from — from the root varj, 'to exclude') together form a name that is nearly synonymous with Nirdvaitā but emphasises the active casting-away of dualistic perception rather than simply its absence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Whereas Nirdvaitā emphasises the inherent non-dual nature of the Goddess, Dvaitavarjitā carries the nuance of a triumphant transcendence — she who has, as it were, relinquished the very possibility of twoness. This subtle difference is meaningful in Sanskrit philosophical discourse, where the distinction between ontological nature and sovereign agency matters greatly. Together these two consecutive names in the Sahasranāma form a complementary pair affirming Lalitā's absolute non-duality from every angle.

As a compound epithet, Dvaitavarjitā is more at home in liturgy and philosophy than as a standalone given name; the shorter Varjitā or Advaita are sometimes drawn from this tradition for personal naming. Pronunciation: dvai-ta-var-ji-tā, with equal weight on each syllable.

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Scriptural source

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