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Entry रिपु

रिपुripuAn enemy, a foe, an opponent.
[रप् उन् पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied Uṇ.1.26]
1. An enemy, a foe, an opponent.
2. A hostile planet.
3. Name of the sixth astrological house.
4. Vedic A cheat, rogue.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कालः the god of death; Buddh.
- -घातिन्, -घ्न, -जय, -निपातिन्, -सूदन Adjective killing or vanquishing foes.
- -भवनम्, -स्थानम् Name of the 6th astrological house.
In the Gita6·5

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥

ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ. — By the self thou shouldst deliver the self, thou shouldst not depress and cast down the self (whether by self-indulgence or suppression); for the self… 6·5
- रिपुःripuḥnominative singular of the masculine noun ripu (the enemy).
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