108 names of Hanuman with meaning
The Shrimad Anjaneya Ashtottara Shatanamavali gives 108 names of Hanuman, each an epithet that recalls a quality, a deed or a form. Every name below comes with its transliteration and a short meaning written for this site.
All 108 names of Hanuman with meaning
Numbered in the order they are recited. The first column gives the name and the line it is offered with; the second, its transliteration.
| # | Name (Sanskrit) | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | आञ्जनेय ॐ आञ्जनेयाय नमः | Anjaneya Om Anjaneyaya Namah | Son of Anjana |
| 2 | महावीर ॐ महावीराय नमः | Mahavira Om Mahaviraya Namah | The great hero |
| 3 | हनुमान् ॐ हनुमते नमः | Hanuman Om Hanumate Namah | Hanuman, he of the mighty jaw |
| 4 | मारुतात्मज ॐ मारुतात्मजाय नमः | Marutatmaja Om Marutatmajaya Namah | Son of the Wind god |
| 5 | तत्त्वज्ञानप्रद ॐ तत्त्वज्ञानप्रदाय नमः | Tattvajnanaprada Om Tattvajnanapradaya Namah | Giver of knowledge of the truth |
| 6 | सीतादेवीमुद्राप्रदायक ॐ सीतादेवीमुद्राप्रदायकाय नमः | Sitadevimudrapradayaka Om Sitadevimudrapradayakaya Namah | Who handed Rama's signet ring to Sita Devi |
| 7 | अशोकवनिकाच्छेत्ता ॐ अशोकवनिकाच्छेत्रे नमः | Ashokavanikachchhetta Om Ashokavanikachchhetre Namah | Who wrecked Ravana's Ashoka grove |
| 8 | सर्वमायाविभञ्जन ॐ सर्वमायाविभञ्जनाय नमः | Sarvamayavibhanjana Om Sarvamayavibhanjanaya Namah | Breaker of every illusion |
| 9 | सर्वबन्धविमोक्ता ॐ सर्वबन्धविमोक्त्रे नमः | Sarvabandhavimokta Om Sarvabandhavimoktre Namah | Releaser from every bond |
| 10 | रक्षोविध्वंसकारक ॐ रक्षोविध्वंसकारकाय नमः | Rakshovidhvamsakaraka Om Rakshovidhvamsakarakaya Namah | Destroyer of the rakshasas |
| 11 | परविद्यापरीहार ॐ परविद्यापरीहाराय नमः | Paravidyaparihara Om Paravidyapariharaya Namah | Who wards off the sorcery of others |
| 12 | परशौर्यविनाशन ॐ परशौर्यविनाशनाय नमः | Parashauryavinashana Om Parashauryavinashanaya Namah | Who crushes the might of enemies |
| 13 | परमन्त्रनिराकर्ता ॐ परमन्त्रनिराकर्त्रे नमः | Paramantranirakarta Om Paramantranirakartre Namah | Who nullifies the mantras of enemies |
| 14 | परयन्त्रप्रभेदक ॐ परयन्त्रप्रभेदकाय नमः | Parayantraprabhedaka Om Parayantraprabhedakaya Namah | Who shatters the yantras of enemies |
| 15 | सर्वग्रहविनाशी ॐ सर्वग्रहविनाशिने नमः | Sarvagrahavinashi Om Sarvagrahavinashine Namah | Destroyer of all malign grahas (seizing powers) |
| 16 | भीमसेनसहायकृत् ॐ भीमसेनसहायकृते नमः | Bhimasenasahayakrit Om Bhimasenasahayakrite Namah | Helper of Bhimasena |
| 17 | सर्वदुःखहर ॐ सर्वदुःखहराय नमः | Sarvaduhkhahara Om Sarvaduhkhaharaya Namah | Remover of every sorrow |
| 18 | सर्वलोकचारी ॐ सर्वलोकचारिणे नमः | Sarvalokachari Om Sarvalokacharine Namah | Who moves through all the worlds |
| 19 | मनोजव ॐ मनोजवाय नमः | Manojava Om Manojavaya Namah | Swift as the mind |
| 20 | पारिजातद्रुमूलस्थ ॐ पारिजातद्रुमूलस्थाय नमः | Parijatadrumulastha Om Parijatadrumulasthaya Namah | Who dwells at the foot of the Parijata tree |
| 21 | सर्वमन्त्रस्वरूपवान् ॐ सर्वमन्त्रस्वरूपवते नमः | Sarvamantrasvarupavan Om Sarvamantrasvarupavate Namah | Whose form is all mantras |
| 22 | सर्वतन्त्रस्वरूपी ॐ सर्वतन्त्रस्वरूपिणे नमः | Sarvatantrasvarupi Om Sarvatantrasvarupine Namah | Embodiment of all tantras |
| 23 | सर्वयन्त्रात्मक ॐ सर्वयन्त्रात्मकाय नमः | Sarvayantratmaka Om Sarvayantratmakaya Namah | Whose very self is every yantra |
| 24 | कपीश्वर ॐ कपीश्वराय नमः | Kapishvara Om Kapishvaraya Namah | Lord of the monkeys |
| 25 | महाकाय ॐ महाकायाय नमः | Mahakaya Om Mahakayaya Namah | Of enormous body |
| 26 | सर्वरोगहर ॐ सर्वरोगहराय नमः | Sarvarogahara Om Sarvarogaharaya Namah | Hailed as remover of all ailments |
| 27 | प्रभु ॐ प्रभवे नमः | Prabhu Om Prabhave Namah | The mighty lord |
| 28 | बलसिद्धिकर ॐ बलसिद्धिकराय नमः | Balasiddhikara Om Balasiddhikaraya Namah | Bringer of strength and accomplishment |
| 29 | सर्वविद्यासम्पत्प्रदायक ॐ सर्वविद्यासम्पत्प्रदायकाय नमः | Sarvavidyasampatpradayaka Om Sarvavidyasampatpradayakaya Namah | Bestower of the riches of all learning |
| 30 | कपिसेनानायक ॐ कपिसेनानायकाय नमः | Kapisenanayaka Om Kapisenanayakaya Namah | Leader of the monkey army |
| 31 | भविष्यच्चतुरानन ॐ भविष्यच्चतुराननाय नमः | Bhavishyachchaturanana Om Bhavishyachchaturananaya Namah | Destined to be the future four-faced Brahma |
| 32 | कुमारब्रह्मचारी ॐ कुमारब्रह्मचारिणे नमः | Kumarabrahmachari Om Kumarabrahmacharine Namah | Celibate from youth onward |
| 33 | रत्नकुण्डलदीप्तिमान् ॐ रत्नकुण्डलदीप्तिमते नमः | Ratnakundaladiptiman Om Ratnakundaladiptimate Namah | Radiant with jewelled earrings |
| 34 | सञ्चलद्वालसन्नद्धलम्बमानशिखोज्ज्वल ॐ सञ्चलद्वालसन्नद्धलम्बमानशिखोज्ज्वलाय नमः | Sanchaladvalasannaddhalambamanashikhojjvala Om Sanchaladvalasannaddhalambamanashikhojjvalaya Namah | Shining, with swaying raised tail and long hanging tuft |
| 35 | गन्धर्वविद्यातत्त्वज्ञ ॐ गन्धर्वविद्यातत्त्वज्ञाय नमः | Gandharvavidyatattvajna Om Gandharvavidyatattvajnaya Namah | Master of the Gandharva art of music |
| 36 | महाबलपराक्रम ॐ महाबलपराक्रमाय नमः | Mahabalaparakrama Om Mahabalaparakramaya Namah | Of great strength and valour |
| 37 | कारागृहविमोक्ता ॐ कारागृहविमोक्त्रे नमः | Karagrihavimokta Om Karagrihavimoktre Namah | Who frees captives from prison |
| 38 | शृङ्खलाबन्धमोचक ॐ शृङ्खलाबन्धमोचकाय नमः | Shrinkhalabandhamochaka Om Shrinkhalabandhamochakaya Namah | Who loosens the bonds of chains |
| 39 | सागरोत्तारक ॐ सागरोत्तारकाय नमः | Sagarottaraka Om Sagarottarakaya Namah | Who crossed over the ocean |
| 40 | प्राज्ञ ॐ प्राज्ञाय नमः | Prajna Om Prajnaya Namah | The wise one |
| 41 | रामदूत ॐ रामदूताय नमः | Ramaduta Om Ramadutaya Namah | Messenger of Rama |
| 42 | प्रतापवान् ॐ प्रतापवते नमः | Pratapavan Om Pratapavate Namah | Full of glory and might |
| 43 | वानर ॐ वानराय नमः | Vanara Om Vanaraya Namah | The vanara, of the monkey race |
| 44 | केसरीसुत ॐ केसरीसुताय नमः | Kesarisuta Om Kesarisutaya Namah | Son of Kesari |
| 45 | सीताशोकनिवारक ॐ सीताशोकनिवारकाय नमः | Sitashokanivaraka Om Sitashokanivarakaya Namah | Who dispelled Sita's grief |
| 46 | अञ्जनागर्भसम्भूत ॐ अञ्जनागर्भसम्भूताय नमः | Anjanagarbhasambhuta Om Anjanagarbhasambhutaya Namah | Born from the womb of Anjana |
| 47 | बालार्कसदृशानन ॐ बालार्कसदृशाननाय नमः | Balarkasadrishanana Om Balarkasadrishananaya Namah | Whose face is like the rising sun |
| 48 | विभीषणप्रियकर ॐ विभीषणप्रियकराय नमः | Vibhishanapriyakara Om Vibhishanapriyakaraya Namah | Who did what was dear to Vibhishana |
| 49 | दशग्रीवकुलान्तक ॐ दशग्रीवकुलान्तकाय नमः | Dashagrivakulantaka Om Dashagrivakulantakaya Namah | Destroyer of ten-headed Ravana's clan |
| 50 | लक्ष्मणप्राणदाता ॐ लक्ष्मणप्राणदात्रे नमः | Lakshmanapranadata Om Lakshmanapranadatre Namah | Who restored Lakshmana's life |
| 51 | वज्रकाय ॐ वज्रकायाय नमः | Vajrakaya Om Vajrakayaya Namah | Whose body is hard as a thunderbolt |
| 52 | महाद्युति ॐ महाद्युतये नमः | Mahadyuti Om Mahadyutaye Namah | Of great brilliance |
| 53 | चिरञ्जीवी ॐ चिरञ्जीविने नमः | Chiranjivi Om Chiranjivine Namah | The everlasting one |
| 54 | रामभक्त ॐ रामभक्ताय नमः | Ramabhakta Om Ramabhaktaya Namah | Devotee of Rama |
| 55 | दैत्यकार्यविघातक ॐ दैत्यकार्यविघातकाय नमः | Daityakaryavighataka Om Daityakaryavighatakaya Namah | Who foils the schemes of demons |
| 56 | अक्षहन्ता ॐ अक्षहन्त्रे नमः | Akshahanta Om Akshahantre Namah | Slayer of Aksha, Ravana's son |
| 57 | काञ्चनाभ ॐ काञ्चनाभाय नमः | Kanchanabha Om Kanchanabhaya Namah | Golden in hue |
| 58 | पञ्चवक्त्र ॐ पञ्चवक्त्राय नमः | Panchavaktra Om Panchavaktraya Namah | The five-faced one |
| 59 | महातपाः ॐ महातपसे नमः | Mahatapah Om Mahatapase Namah | Of great austerity |
| 60 | लङ्किणीभञ्जन ॐ लङ्किणीभञ्जनाय नमः | Lankinibhanjana Om Lankinibhanjanaya Namah | Who overpowered Lankini, guardian of Lanka |
| 61 | श्रीमान् ॐ श्रीमते नमः | Shriman Om Shrimate Namah | The glorious one |
| 62 | सिंहिकाप्राणभञ्जन ॐ सिंहिकाप्राणभञ्जनाय नमः | Simhikapranabhanjana Om Simhikapranabhanjanaya Namah | Who ended the life of the demoness Simhika |
| 63 | गन्धमादनशैलस्थ ॐ गन्धमादनशैलस्थाय नमः | Gandhamadanashailastha Om Gandhamadanashailasthaya Namah | Dweller on Mount Gandhamadana |
| 64 | लङ्कापुरविदाहक ॐ लङ्कापुरविदाहकाय नमः | Lankapuravidahaka Om Lankapuravidahakaya Namah | Who set the city of Lanka ablaze |
| 65 | सुग्रीवसचिव ॐ सुग्रीवसचिवाय नमः | Sugrivasachiva Om Sugrivasachivaya Namah | Minister of Sugriva |
| 66 | धीर ॐ धीराय नमः | Dhira Om Dhiraya Namah | The steadfast one |
| 67 | शूर ॐ शूराय नमः | Shura Om Shuraya Namah | The valiant one |
| 68 | दैत्यकुलान्तक ॐ दैत्यकुलान्तकाय नमः | Daityakulantaka Om Daityakulantakaya Namah | Destroyer of the race of demons |
| 69 | सुरार्चित ॐ सुरार्चिताय नमः | Surarchita Om Surarchitaya Namah | Worshipped by the gods |
| 70 | महातेजाः ॐ महातेजसे नमः | Mahatejah Om Mahatejase Namah | Of great splendour |
| 71 | रामचूडामणिप्रद ॐ रामचूडामणिप्रदाय नमः | Ramachudamaniprada Om Ramachudamanipradaya Namah | Who brought Sita's crest-jewel to Rama |
| 72 | कामरूपी ॐ कामरूपिणे नमः | Kamarupi Om Kamarupine Namah | Who takes any form at will |
| 73 | पिङ्गलाक्ष ॐ पिङ्गलाक्षाय नमः | Pingalaksha Om Pingalakshaya Namah | With tawny, reddish-brown eyes |
| 74 | वार्धिमैनाकपूजित ॐ वार्धिमैनाकपूजिताय नमः | Vardhimainakapujita Om Vardhimainakapujitaya Namah | Honoured by Mount Mainaka in the ocean |
| 75 | कबलीकृतमार्ताण्डमण्डल ॐ कबलीकृतमार्ताण्डमण्डलाय नमः | Kabalikritamartandamandala Om Kabalikritamartandamandalaya Namah | Who made a mouthful of the sun's disc |
| 76 | विजितेन्द्रिय ॐ विजितेन्द्रियाय नमः | Vijitendriya Om Vijitendriyaya Namah | Who has mastered the senses |
| 77 | रामसुग्रीवसन्धाता ॐ रामसुग्रीवसन्धात्रे नमः | Ramasugrivasandhata Om Ramasugrivasandhatre Namah | Who brought Rama and Sugriva together |
| 78 | महिरावणमर्दन ॐ महिरावणमर्दनाय नमः | Mahiravanamardana Om Mahiravanamardanaya Namah | Crusher of Mahiravana |
| 79 | स्फटिकाभ ॐ स्फटिकाभाय नमः | Sphatikabha Om Sphatikabhaya Namah | Clear and bright as crystal |
| 80 | वागधीश ॐ वागधीशाय नमः | Vagadhisha Om Vagadhishaya Namah | Lord of speech |
| 81 | नवव्याकृतिपण्डित ॐ नवव्याकृतिपण्डिताय नमः | Navavyakritipandita Om Navavyakritipanditaya Namah | Scholar of the nine grammars |
| 82 | चतुर्बाहु ॐ चतुर्बाहवे नमः | Chaturbahu Om Chaturbahave Namah | The four-armed one |
| 83 | दीनबन्धु ॐ दीनबन्धवे नमः | Dinabandhu Om Dinabandhave Namah | Friend of the helpless |
| 84 | महात्मा ॐ महात्मने नमः | Mahatma Om Mahatmane Namah | The great soul |
| 85 | भक्तवत्सल ॐ भक्तवत्सलाय नमः | Bhaktavatsala Om Bhaktavatsalaya Namah | Loving towards his devotees |
| 86 | सञ्जीवननगाहर्ता ॐ सञ्जीवननगाहर्त्रे नमः | Sanjivananagaharta Om Sanjivananagahartre Namah | Who carried the Sanjivani mountain |
| 87 | शुचि ॐ शुचये नमः | Shuchi Om Shuchaye Namah | The pure one |
| 88 | वाग्मी ॐ वाग्मिने नमः | Vagmi Om Vagmine Namah | The eloquent one |
| 89 | दृढव्रत ॐ दृढव्रताय नमः | Dridhavrata Om Dridhavrataya Namah | Firm in his vows |
| 90 | कालनेमिप्रमथन ॐ कालनेमिप्रमथनाय नमः | Kalanemipramathana Om Kalanemipramathanaya Namah | Who crushed the demon Kalanemi |
| 91 | हरिमर्कटमर्कट ॐ हरिमर्कटमर्कटाय नमः | Harimarkatamarkata Om Harimarkatamarkataya Namah | The monkey among Hari's monkeys |
| 92 | दान्त ॐ दान्ताय नमः | Danta Om Dantaya Namah | Restrained and self-controlled |
| 93 | शान्त ॐ शान्ताय नमः | Shanta Om Shantaya Namah | The tranquil one |
| 94 | प्रसन्नात्मा ॐ प्रसन्नात्मने नमः | Prasannatma Om Prasannatmane Namah | Of serene and cheerful mind |
| 95 | शतकण्ठमदापहृत् ॐ शतकण्ठमदापहृते नमः | Shatakanthamadapahrit Om Shatakanthamadapahrite Namah | Who took away the pride of hundred-throated Shatakantha |
| 96 | योगी ॐ योगिने नमः | Yogi Om Yogine Namah | The master of yoga |
| 97 | रामकथालोल ॐ रामकथालोलाय नमः | Ramakathalola Om Ramakathalolaya Namah | Ever eager to hear Rama's story |
| 98 | सीतान्वेषणपण्डित ॐ सीतान्वेषणपण्डिताय नमः | Sitanveshanapandita Om Sitanveshanapanditaya Namah | Skilled in the search for Sita |
| 99 | वज्रदंष्ट्र ॐ वज्रदंष्ट्राय नमः | Vajradamshtra Om Vajradamshtraya Namah | With teeth hard as thunderbolts |
| 100 | वज्रनख ॐ वज्रनखाय नमः | Vajranakha Om Vajranakhaya Namah | With nails hard as thunderbolts |
| 101 | रुद्रवीर्यसमुद्भव ॐ रुद्रवीर्यसमुद्भवाय नमः | Rudraviryasamudbhava Om Rudraviryasamudbhavaya Namah | Born of Rudra's power |
| 102 | इन्द्रजित्प्रहितामोघब्रह्मास्त्रविनिवारक ॐ इन्द्रजित्प्रहितामोघब्रह्मास्त्रविनिवारकाय नमः | Indrajitprahitamoghabrahmastravinivaraka Om Indrajitprahitamoghabrahmastravinivarakaya Namah | Who withstood the unfailing Brahmastra hurled by Indrajit |
| 103 | पार्थध्वजाग्रसंवासी ॐ पार्थध्वजाग्रसंवासिने नमः | Parthadhvajagrasamvasi Om Parthadhvajagrasamvasine Namah | Who dwells atop Arjuna's banner |
| 104 | शरपञ्जरभेदक ॐ शरपञ्जरभेदकाय नमः | Sharapanjarabhedaka Om Sharapanjarabhedakaya Namah | Breaker of the cage of arrows |
| 105 | दशबाहु ॐ दशबाहवे नमः | Dashabahu Om Dashabahave Namah | The ten-armed one |
| 106 | लोकपूज्य ॐ लोकपूज्याय नमः | Lokapujya Om Lokapujyaya Namah | Worshipped by the world |
| 107 | जाम्बवत्प्रीतिवर्धन ॐ जाम्बवत्प्रीतिवर्धनाय नमः | Jambavatpritivardhana Om Jambavatpritivardhanaya Namah | Who gladdened the heart of Jambavan |
| 108 | सीतासमेतश्रीरामपादसेवाधुरन्धर ॐ सीतासमेतश्रीरामपादसेवाधुरन्धराय नमः | Sitasametashriramapadasevadhurandhara Om Sitasametashriramapadasevadhurandharaya Namah | Foremost in serving the feet of Rama with Sita |
How the 108 names of Hanuman are recited
- Sit before an image of Hanuman, or simply face east, after a bath if you can.
- Say each line in turn — Om, the name, namah — and if you are doing an archana, offer a flower, a leaf or a few grains of rice with each name.
- Keep an even pace. A name said with attention is the point of the practice; speed is not.
- Close with a moment of silence, and with aarti if it is part of your worship.
Source of this list of Hanuman's 108 names
श्रीमदाञ्जनेयाष्टोत्तरशतनामावलिः — Collated from the Anjaneya Ashtottarashatanama Stotram, which sanskritdocuments.org heads as taken from the Kalika Rahasya; we have not checked that ascription against a printed edition.
The Sanskrit is traditional and in the public domain. We compared two independently published editions name by name and settled every difference against a third; the editions are listed below. The meanings are written for this site.
- sanskritdocuments.org — श्रीमदाञ्जनेयाष्टोत्तरशतनामावली (Shrimad Anjaneya Ashtottarashatanamavali)
- vignanam.org — हनुम अष्टोत्तर शत नामावलि
Where editions differ, this page follows the reading most sources give; the other reading is noted:
- 11. परविद्यापरीहाराय — also read as परविद्यापरिहर्त्रे
- 15. सर्वग्रहविनाशिने — also read as सर्वग्रहविनाशकाय
- 23. सर्वयन्त्रात्मकाय — also read as सर्वयन्त्रात्मिकाय
- 34. सञ्चलद्वालसन्नद्धलम्बमानशिखोज्ज्वलाय — also read as चञ्चलद्वालसन्नद्धलम्बमानशिखोज्ज्वलाय
- 44. केसरीसुताय — also read as केसरीसूनवे
- 45. सीताशोकनिवारकाय — also read as सीताशोकनिवारणाय
- 89. दृढव्रताय — also read as धृतव्रताय
- 95. शतकण्ठमदापहृते — also read as दशकण्ठमदापहाय
- 102. इन्द्रजित्प्रहितामोघब्रह्मास्त्रविनिवारकाय — also read as इन्द्रजित्प्रहितामोघब्रह्मास्त्रविनिवर्तकाय
- 103. पार्थध्वजाग्रसंवासिने — also read as पार्थध्वजाग्रसंवासाय
- 104. शरपञ्जरभेदकाय — also read as शरपञ्जरहेलकाय
- 78. महिरावणमर्दनाय — also read as महारावणमर्दनाय
- 108. सीतासमेतश्रीरामपादसेवाधुरन्धराय — also read as सीतासमेतश्रीरामभद्रपूजाधुरन्धराय
A short meaning cannot hold everything an epithet carries; where a name has several senses, the commonest is given.
108 names of Hanuman: common questions
What is the Shrimad Anjaneya Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
A traditional list of 108 names of Hanuman. In worship each is offered as 'Om … namah' — 'Om, salutation to …' — often with a flower or a few grains of rice for each name.
How often are the 108 names of Hanuman recited?
There is no fixed rule. Many recite them every morning in daily worship; others keep them for the deity's weekly day or festival.
What are the first and last of the 108 names of Hanuman?
The list opens with Anjaneya and closes with Sitasametashriramapadasevadhurandhara.