Lakshyaromalalatadharata-samunneya-madhyama (लक्ष्यरोमलताधारतासमुन्नेयमध्यमा, IAST: Lakṣyaromālatādhāratāsamunneyamadhyamā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose slender waist is inferred only by the line of fine hair”. Lakṣya (perceptible by inference), romālatā (creeper-like line of hair), ādhāratā (the quality of being a support or indicator), and madhyamā (the middle, i.e. the waist) create an exquisite aesthetic statement: the waist is so impossibly slender that it can only be detected through the delicate line of hair that traverses it.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The use of lakṣya, meaning 'that which is to be inferred or aimed at,' is deeply philosophical — the Goddess's waist is not directly perceived but must be deduced, like Brahman itself known through signs rather than direct sensation. Romālatā, the vine-like trail of hair, functions as the only visible guide to that otherwise imperceptible middle, turning the body of the Goddess into a kāvya riddle of the most reverential kind. Madhyamā also carries the resonance of balance and centrality, the divine midpoint that sustains the cosmos.

This epithet is unique to Lalitā Ambikā and is celebrated in devotional commentary for its playful use of nyāya (logical inference) in describing the divine form. As a given name, Madhyamā is the most usable extract, but the full compound is reserved for liturgical recitation.

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Scriptural source

Lakshyaromalalatadharata-samunneya-madhyama 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, Lakshyaromalalatadharata-samunneya-madhyama aligns with the Ashwini nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.