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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

रूढिrūḍhif.Growth, germination.
[रुह्-क्तिन्]
1. Growth, germination.
2. Birth, production.
3. Increase, devolopment, growth, spread.
4. Rise, ascent.
5. Fame, celebrity, notoriety; चक्रधर इति रथाङ्गमदः सततं बिभर्षि भुवनेषु रूढये Śi.15.26.
6. A tradition, custom, customary or traditional usage; शास्त्राद् रूढिर्बलीयसी 'custom prevails over precept',
7. General prevalence, common currency.
8. Popular meaning, conventional acceptation of a word; मुख्यार्थबाधे तद्योगे रूढितोऽथ प्रयोजनात् K. Parasmaipada2; समुदायशक्तिः रूढिः.
9. Decision.
Derived forms and compounds
- -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.
- -शब्दता the state of being used in a conventional sense.
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आरूढिārūḍhif.Ascent, mounting; rise, elevation (lit. and fig.); अत्यारूढिर्भवति महतामप्यपभ्रंशनिष्ठा Ś.4. v. l.

Ascent, mounting; rise, elevation (Literal and Figurative); अत्यारूढिर्भवति महतामप्यपभ्रंशनिष्ठा Ś.4. Vartious reading

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निरूढिnirūḍhif.Fame, celebrity.
1. Fame, celebrity.
2. Familiarity, conversancy, proficiency; नृप विद्यासु निरूढिमागता Ki.2.6.
3. Confirmation.
4. Equivalent to निरूढलक्षणा quod vide, which see
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

रूढिrūḍhi[rûdhi] f. [√ruh+-ti] rise, ascent (also fig.); growth; decision; notoriety; traditional usage; current usage…

[rûdhi] feminine; also equal for [√ruh+-ti] rise, ascent (also figurative, -ly); growth; decision; notoriety; traditional usage; current usage of speech; conventional acceptation of a word (not immediately de ducible from the etymology): -m i, attain an elevated position; -m kri, come to a decision; dridhâm rûdhim nî, assist to assured de velopment: -sabda, masculine word used in a con ventional sense: -tâ, feminine; also equal for conventional use of a word.

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निरूढिnirūḍhi[nir-ûdhi] f. renown.

[nir-ûdhi] feminine; also equal for renown.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

रूढिrūḍhif. rise, ascent (lit. and fig.), increase, growth, development Ka1v. Ra1jat.
1. feminine rise, ascent (literally and figuratively), increase, growth, development Ka1v. Ra1jat.
2. feminine birth, production W.
3. feminine decision Ra1jat.
4. feminine fame, celebrity, notoriety S3is3.
5. feminine tradition, custom, general prevalence, current usage (especially of speech) Nya1yam. Ra1jat.
6. feminine (in rhetoric) the more amplified or popular or conventional meaning of words, the employment of a word in such a meaning (as opp. to योग, quod vide) Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 1-2, 55 Sa1h. Kpr. etc.
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अत्यारूढिatyārūḍhif. mounting too high, insolence, arrogance.

feminine mounting too high, insolence, arrogance.

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अधिरूढिadhirūḍhif. becoming thicker upwards, Naith.

feminine becoming thicker upwards, Naith.

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आरूढिārūḍhif. ascent, mounting S3ak.

feminine ascent, mounting S3ak.

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निरूढिnirūḍhif. fame, celebrity (lit. spreading, divulging ?) Kir. ii, 6.

feminine fame, celebrity (literally spreading, divulging ?) Kir. ii, 6.

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