Mrityudarukutharika
Mrityudarukutharika (मृत्युदारुकुठारिका) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The small axe that splits the timber of death”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Mrityudarukutharika (मृत्युदारुकुठारिका) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The small axe that splits the timber of death”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Mrityudarukutharika (मृत्युदारुकुठारिका, IAST: Mṛtyudārukuṭhārikā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The small axe that splits the timber of death”. From mṛtyu (death) + dāru (timber, wood) + kuṭhārikā (a small axe, hatchet), Lalitā is the sharp, divine axe that cleaves through death as easily as a blade through wood, severing its power over her devotees.
Meaning, etymology & significance
The diminutive kuṭhārikā (a small axe, as opposed to the large kuṭhāra) is deliberately chosen — it suggests that death, for all its fearsome reputation, is felled with ease by even the smallest instrument of the Goddess's will. Mṛtyu as dāru (mere wood) strips death of its terror and subjects it to her cutting grace. This name is a profound teaching: what appears to mortals as the ultimate power is, before Lalitā, nothing but timber.
Recitation of this name in the Sahasranāma is held to confer fearlessness in the face of death and to invoke Lalitā's protection at life's final threshold. Pronounced mri-tyu-daa-ru-ku-thaa-ri-kaa.
Scriptural source
Mrityudarukutharika appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.
Mrityudarukutharika — Name Facts
- Meaning
- The small axe that splits the timber of death
- Gender
- Hindu girl name
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Rashi
- Simha (Leo)
- Numerology
- 1
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Mrityudarukutharika mean?
Mrityudarukutharika is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl name meaning “The small axe that splits the timber of death”.
Is Mrityudarukutharika a boy or girl name?
Mrityudarukutharika is traditionally a Hindu girl name.
Which nakshatra and rashi suit the name Mrityudarukutharika?
By the first-syllable rule of Vedic naming, Mrityudarukutharika aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha (Leo) rashi.
What is the numerology number of Mrityudarukutharika?
The Chaldean name number of Mrityudarukutharika is 1.
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