Hanumān stotra · traditional

श्रीआञ्जनेयद्वादशनामस्तोत्रम्

Hanuman Dwadasha Nama Stotram — The twelve names of Hanumān

Two ślokas hold the twelve names, one after another, and each name points to a moment in Hanumān's life. It is short enough to say at bedtime or before leaving home, which is how the closing verse asks for it to be used. A shorter companion to the Hanuman Chalisa.

Verse 1

हनुमानञ्जनासूनुर्वायुपुत्रो महाबलः ।
रामेष्टः फल्गुनसखः पिङ्गाक्षोऽमितविक्रमः ॥ १॥

hanumānañjanāsūnurvāyuputro mahābalaḥ |
rāmeṣṭaḥ phalgunasakhaḥ piṅgākṣo'mitavikramaḥ ||

हनुमान्अञ्जनासूनुःवायुपुत्रःमहाबलःरामेष्टःफल्गुनसखःपिङ्गाक्षःअमितविक्रमः
हिन्दी अर्थ

हनुमान, अञ्जना के पुत्र, पवन के पुत्र, महाबली। राम के प्रिय, फल्गुन के मित्र, भूरी आँखों वाले, जिनके साहस का कोई माप नहीं।

English sense

Hanumān, son of Añjanā, son of the Wind, the very strong one. Dear to Rāma, friend of Phalguna, the tawny-eyed, whose courage cannot be measured.

Variant reading अञ्जनीसूनुः for अञ्जनासूनुः and फाल्गुनसखः for फल्गुनसखः (the same names, spelled differently in other prints)
पदार्थ · word by word
हनुमान्
Hanumānहनुमान
अञ्जनासूनुः
son of Añjanāअञ्जना के पुत्र
वायुपुत्रः
son of the Windपवन के पुत्र
महाबलः
the very strong oneमहाबली
रामेष्टः
dear to Rāmaराम के प्रिय
फल्गुनसखः
friend of Phalgunaफल्गुन के मित्र
पिङ्गाक्षः
the tawny-eyedभूरी आँखों वाले
अमितविक्रमः
whose courage cannot be measuredजिनके साहस का कोई माप नहीं

Verse 2

उदधिक्रमणश्चैव सीताशोकविनाशकः ।
लक्ष्मणप्राणदाता च दशग्रीवस्य दर्पहा ॥ २॥

udadhikramaṇaścaiva sītāśokavināśakaḥ |
lakṣmaṇaprāṇadātā ca daśagrīvasya darpahā ||

उदधिक्रमणःच एवसीताशोकविनाशकःलक्ष्मणप्राणदाताचदशग्रीवस्य दर्पहा
हिन्दी अर्थ

समुद्र लाँघने वाले, सीता का शोक मिटाने वाले, लक्ष्मण को प्राण देने वाले और दस गर्दन वाले का घमण्ड तोड़ने वाले।

English sense

The one who crossed the sea, who put an end to Sītā's sorrow, who gave Lakṣmaṇa his breath, and who broke the pride of the ten-necked one.

Variant reading सीताशोकविनाशनः for सीताशोकविनाशकः (the same meaning)
पदार्थ · word by word
उदधिक्रमणः
the one who crossed the seaसमुद्र लाँघने वाले
च एव
andऔर
सीताशोकविनाशकः
who put an end to Sītā's sorrowसीता का शोक मिटाने वाले
लक्ष्मणप्राणदाता
who gave Lakṣmaṇa his breathलक्ष्मण को प्राण देने वाले
च
andऔर
दशग्रीवस्य दर्पहा
who broke the pride of the ten-necked oneदस गर्दन वाले का घमण्ड तोड़ने वाले

फलश्रुतिःThe fruit of reciting

Verse 3

द्वादशैतानि नामानि कपीन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ।
स्वापकाले पठेन्नित्यं यात्राकाले विशेषतः ।
तस्य मृत्युभयं नास्ति सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् ॥

dvādaśaitāni nāmāni kapīndrasya mahātmanaḥ |
svāpakāle paṭhennityaṃ yātrākāle viśeṣataḥ |
tasya mṛtyubhayaṃ nāsti sarvatra vijayī bhavet ||

द्वादश एतानि नामानिकपीन्द्रस्य महात्मनःस्वापकालेपठेत् नित्यम्यात्राकाले विशेषतःतस्यमृत्युभयं न अस्तिसर्वत्र विजयी भवेत्
हिन्दी अर्थ

ये महात्मा वानरराज के बारह नाम हैं। इनका रोज़ सोते समय पाठ करना चाहिए, और यात्रा पर निकलते समय विशेष रूप से। ऐसे व्यक्ति को मृत्यु का भय नहीं रहता और वह हर जगह विजयी होता है।

English sense

These are the twelve names of the great-souled chief of the monkeys. One should recite them every day at bedtime, and above all when setting out on a journey. Such a person has no fear of death and wins everywhere.

Variant reading Many prints end differently: एवं द्वादश नामानि कपीन्द्रस्य महात्मनः । स्वापकाले प्रबोधे च यात्राकाले च यः पठेत् ॥ तस्य सर्वभयं नास्ति रणे च विजयी भवेत् । राजद्वारे गह्वरे च भयं नास्ति कदाचन ॥ ("at bedtime, on waking and when setting out; he has no fear anywhere, wins in battle, and fears nothing at a king's gate or in a cave")
पदार्थ · word by word
द्वादश एतानि नामानि
these twelve namesये बारह नाम
कपीन्द्रस्य महात्मनः
of the great-souled chief of the monkeysमहात्मा वानरराज के
स्वापकाले
at bedtimeसोते समय
पठेत् नित्यम्
one should recite every dayरोज़ पाठ करना चाहिए
यात्राकाले विशेषतः
above all when setting out on a journeyयात्रा पर निकलते समय विशेष रूप से
तस्य
for himउसे
मृत्युभयं न अस्ति
there is no fear of deathमृत्यु का भय नहीं रहता
सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत्
he wins everywhereवह हर जगह विजयी होता है
इति श्रीआञ्जनेयद्वादशनामस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ।

Terms on this page

Anjani अंजनी Hanuman's mother — worshipping and remembering her alongside Him is said to bring a task to full completion, since both mother and son are then served together.
Hanuman हनुमान The monkey-god devotee of Rama, widely worshipped for strength, courage, and protection from black magic and negative influences.
Hanuman Chalisa हनुमान चालीसा The forty-verse devotional hymn to Hanuman.

Translated and edited by Gaurav Verma under the site's published method. The Sanskrit text is in the public domain. Our transliteration, translation and apparatus are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 — see /license.

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