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Entry रुद्र

  1. रुद्रrudraa.Dreadful, terrific frightful, formidable.

    [रोदिति रुद्-रक् Uṇ.2.22]

    1. Dreadful, terrific frightful, formidable.
    2. Great, large.
    3. Driving away evil.
    4. Praiseworthy.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -द्रः

      1. Name of a group of gods, eleven in number, supposed to be inferior manifestations of Śiva or Śaṁkara, who is said to be the head of the group; रुद्राणां शंकरश्चास्मि Bg.1.23; रुद्राणामपि मूर्धानः क्षतहुंकारशंसिनः Ku.2.26.
      2. Name of Śiva.
      3. Fire.
      4. The number 'eleven'.
      5. (Plural) प्राणs and इन्द्रियs; Mb.12.316.5 (com.).
      6. Name for the hymns addressed to Rudra.

    • -अक्षः

      1. a kind of tree. आवासः 'the abode of Rudra', the mountain Kailāsa.
      2. Name of Benares.
      3. a cemetery; Compare पितृसद्मगोचरः Ku.5.77.

    • -गर्भः Name of Agni.

    • -जः quicksilver.

    • -दर्शन

      1. Adjective terrific.
      2. (क्षम्) a rosary.
      3. the berry of this tree, used for rosaries; भस्मोद्धूलन भद्रमस्तु भवते रुद्राक्षमाले शुभम् K. Parasmaipada1.

    • -अरिः the god of love.

    • -आक्रीडः a cemetery.

    • -पत्नी

      1. the goddess Durgā.
      2. linseed.

    • -प्रयागः the sacred place where the मन्दाकिनी joins the गङ्गा.

    • -प्रिया

      1. Pārvatī.
      2. The yellow myrobalan tree.

    • -भूः Feminine a cemetery.

    • -यामलम् Name of a Tantra (a dialogue between भैरव and भैरवी).

    • -रोदनम् gold; यत्सेवयाग्नेरिव रुद्ररोदनम् Bhāg. 8.24.48.

    • -वीणा a kind of lute.

    • -सखः Name of Kubera.

    • -संमित Adjective equal to eleven.

    • -सावर्णिः Name of the 12th Manu.

    • -सूः Feminine a mother giving birth to eleven children.

    In the Gita10·2311·6

    रुद्राणां शंकरश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् ।

    rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraścāsmi vitteśo yakṣarakṣasām, — I am Shiva among the Rudras, the lord of wealth among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, Agni among the Vasus; Meru among the peaks of the world am I. 10·23
    • रुद्राणाम्rudrāṇāmgenitive plural of the masculine noun rudra (a group of Vedic godheads, eleven in number:Hara, Bahurupa, Tryambaka, Aparajita, Vrishakapi, Shambhu, Kapardi, Raivata, Mrigavyadha, Sharva and Kapali).
    • रुद्रान्‌rudrānaccusative plural of the masculine noun rudra (a group of Vedic godheads, eleven in number:Hara, Bahurupa, Tryambaka, Aparajita, Vrishakapi, Shambhu, Kapardi, Raivata, Mrigavyadha, Sharva and Kapali).
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Headwords under र

Part 4 of 5 रुद्ध – रोध्रAll parts
  1. र – रमक
  2. रमठम् – राधनम्
  3. राधस् – रुदनम्
  4. रुद्ध – रोध्र
  5. रोप – रौही