रूढिrūḍhif.Growth, germination.
[रुह्-क्तिन्]
- Growth, germination.
- Birth, production.
- Increase, devolopment, growth, spread.
- Rise, ascent.
- Fame, celebrity, notoriety; चक्रधर इति रथाङ्गमदः सततं बिभर्षि भुवनेषु रूढये Śi.15.26.
- A tradition, custom, customary or traditional usage; शास्त्राद् रूढिर्बलीयसी 'custom prevails over precept',
- General prevalence, common currency.
- Popular meaning, conventional acceptation of a word; मुख्यार्थबाधे तद्योगे रूढितोऽथ प्रयोजनात् K. Parasmaipada2; समुदायशक्तिः रूढिः.
- Decision.
Derived forms and compounds
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-शब्दः a word which conveys its sense by रूढि (usage) as opposed to योग (etymology); बहुषु कुशानां लातुः गुणेषु सत्सु निपुणतायामेव कुशलशब्दो रोहाद् रूढिशब्द एव भवति ŚB. on MS.6.7.22.
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-शब्दता the state of being used in a conventional sense.
