Stanabhara-dalanmadhya-pattabandha-valitrayai (स्तनभारदलन्मध्यपट्टबन्धवलित्रया, IAST: Stanabhāradalan-madhyapaṭṭabandha-valitrayā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose waist has three folds pressed by a band beneath heavy breasts”. Stanabhāra (weight of the breasts), dalan (pressing down, causing), madhya (waist/middle), paṭṭabandha (a band or girdle tied around), and valītraya (three folds or wrinkles) together describe the three graceful folds of skin at the Goddess's waist created by the pressure of her full bosom against her slender middle.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The trope of the three abdominal folds (valītraya or tri-valī) is a classical marker of perfect feminine beauty in Sanskrit alaṃkāra-śāstra and is celebrated in devotional poetry across traditions. Here the folds are caused by the sheer weight of the Goddess's bosom bearing down upon the slender waist, with a binding garment (paṭṭabandha) accentuating them further. The image is one of abundance and grace in perfect tension, cosmic generosity constrained by divine beauty.

Lalitā's tri-valī is glorified in several hymns beyond the Sahasranāma, making it a recurring motif in Śākta devotional literature. The full compound is a descriptive epithet not suited to use as a personal name, though Valītraya or simply Trivalī could serve as spiritually resonant girl's names.

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Scriptural source

Stanabhara-dalanmadhya-pattabandha-valitrayai appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.