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Shivaranjani
शिवरंजनीSay it shi-vuh-RUN-juh-nee
- Meaning today
- One who pleases shiva, a raga
- Original meaning
- "'delighting Śiva'; the name of a melodic rāga" Monier-Williams, p. 863
- Say it
- shi-vuh-RUN-juh-nee
- Written
- शिवरंजनी
- Other spellings
- Sivaranjani, Shivranjani
Shivaranjani
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Shivaranjani meaning
Shivaranjani (शिवरंजनी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
'delighting Śiva'; the name of a melodic rāga
Also used to mean: one who pleases shiva, a raga
Shivaranjani (शिवरंजनी) joins the name Śiva with Sanskrit rañjanī, the feminine of rañjana, which Monier-Williams glosses as pleasing, charming, rejoicing and delighting. Read together, the name means "she who delights Śiva". It is best known as the name of a rāga, a pentatonic melody sung in both Hindustani and Carnatic music and often described as tender and wistful. Name lists give "one who pleases Shiva" or simply name the rāga. The compound itself is not a dictionary headword. Sivaranjani is the usual spelling in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 863 · entry rañjana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rañjana, p. 863 · Wikipedia, Shivaranjani
Spellings
Shivaranjani · Sivaranjani · Shivranjani