Manorupekkhu Kodanda (मनोरूपेक्षुकोदण्डा, IAST: Manorūpekṣukodaṇḍā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose bow is the mind's sugarcane”. From manas (mind), rūpa (form, having the nature of), ikṣu (sugarcane), and kodaṇḍa (bow), this name reveals that Lalitā's legendary sugarcane bow is in essence the mind itself — sweet, supple, and capable of shooting desire-arrows toward the Divine.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The sugarcane bow (ikṣu-kodaṇḍa) is one of the most beloved images of the Śrīvidyā tradition, representing the sweetness of the devotional mind turned into an instrument of divine purpose. Manas, the thinking mind, is inherently sweet like sugarcane in that it carries the juice of every desire; Lalitā wields this very mind as her bow, indicating that she transforms the seat of longing into the vehicle of liberation. The yogic implication is profound: the mind, properly wielded, becomes the Goddess's own weapon.

Manorūpekṣukodaṇḍā is treasured in Śrīvidyā meditations on Lalitā's form and is often commented upon at length in texts like the Saubhāgyabhāskara. As a personal name it is highly compound; Kodaṇḍā or Ikṣurūpā may serve as abbreviated devotional names.

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Scriptural source

Manorupekkhu Kodanda 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, Manorupekkhu Kodanda aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 5.