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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for रुद्र

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Apte Dictionary

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

      1. a cemetery. 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 Adjective terrific.

    • -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.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. रुद्रrudramfn. (prob.) crying, howling, roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible, horrible (applied to the As3vins अश्विन्…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (probably) crying, howling, roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible, horrible (applied to the As3vins अश्विन् s, Agni अग्नि, Indra इन्द्र, Mitra मित्र, Varun2a वरुण, and the स्प्/अशः) fg-veda AV. (according to to according to others "red, shining, glittering", from a √रुद् or रुध् connected with रुधिर; according to others "strong, having or bestowing strength or power", from a √रुद् Equivalent to वृद्, वृध्; native authorities give also the following meanings, "driving away evil"; "running about and roaring", from रु plus द्र Equivalent to द्रु 2; "praiseworthy, to be praised"; "a praiser, worshipper" Equivalent to स्तोतृ Naigh. iii, 16)
    2. masculine gender "Roarer or Howler", Name of the god of tempests and father and ruler of the Rudras रुद्र s and Maruts मरुत् s (in the Veda वेद he is closely connected with Indra इन्द्र and still more with Agni अग्नि, the god of fire, which, as a destroying agent, rages and crackles like the roaring storm, and also with Ka1la काल or Time the all-consumer, with whom he is afterwards identified; though generally represented as a destroying deity, whose terrible shafts bring death or disease on men and cattle, he has also the epithet शिव, "benevolent" or "auspicious", and is even supposed to possess healing powers from his chasing away vapours and purifying the atmosphere; in the later mythology the word शिव, which does not occur as a name in the Veda वेद, was employed, first as an euphemistic epithet and then as a real name for Rudra रुद्र, who lost his special connection with storms and developed into a form of the disintegrating and reintegrating principle; while a new class of beings, described as eleven [or thirty-three] in number, though still called Rudras रुद्र s, took the place of the original Rudras रुद्र s or Maruts मरुत् s : in VP. i, 7, Rudra रुद्र is said to have sprung from Brahma1 ब्रह्मा 's forehead, and to have afterwards separated himself into a figure half male and half female, the former portion separating again into the 11 Rudras रुद्र s, hence these later Rudras रुद्र s are sometimes regarded as inferior manifestations of S3iva शिव, and most of their names, which are variously given in the different Pura1n2as पुराण s, are also names of S3iva शिव Page883,2; those of the Va1yuP. are Ajai9kapa1d अजैकपाद्, Ahir-budhnya अहिर्-बुध्न्य, Hara हर, Nirr2ita निरृत, I1s3vara ईश्वर, Bhuvana भुवन, An3ga1raka अङ्गारक, Ardha-ketu अर्ध-केतु, Mr2ityu मृत्यु, Sarpa सर्प, Kapa1lin कपालिन्; according to to according to others the Rudras रुद्र s are represented as children of Kas3yapa कश्यप and Surabhi सुरभि or of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा and Surabhi सुरभि or of Bhu1ta भूत and Su-ru1pa1 सु-रूपा; according to to VP. i, 8, Rudra रुद्र is one of the 8 forms of S3iva शिव; elsewhere he is reckoned among the Dik-pa1las दिक्-पाल s as regent of the north-east quarter) fg-veda etc. (confer, compare RTL. 75 etc.)
    3. masculine gender Name of the number "eleven" (from the 11 Rudras रुद्र s) VarBr2S.
    4. masculine gender the eleventh catalogue or catalogues
    5. masculine gender (in astrology) Name of the first Muhu1rta मुहूर्त
    6. masculine gender (in music) of a kind of stringed instrument (confer, compare रुद्री and रुद्र-वीणा)
    7. masculine gender of the letter ए Up.
    8. masculine gender of various men Katha1s. Ra1jat.
    9. masculine gender of various teachers and authors (also with आचार्य, कवि, भट्ट, शर्मन्, सूरि etc.) catalogue or catalogues
    10. masculine gender of a king Buddh.
    11. masculine gender dual number (incorrect accusative to Va1m. v, 2, 1) Rudra रुद्र and Rudra1n2i1 रुद्राणी (confer, compare also भवा-र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied and सोमा-रुद्र)
    12. masculine gender plural the Rudras रुद्र s or sons of Rudra रुद्र (sometimes identified with or distinguished from the Maruts मरुत् s who are 11 or 33 in number) fg-veda etc.
    13. masculine gender an abbreviated Name for the texts or hymns addressed to Rudra रुद्र Gr2S3rS. Gaut. Vas. (confer, compare रुद्र-जप)
    14. masculine gender of a people (varia lectio पुण्ड्र) VP.
    15. etc. see page and participle 883, column 1 .
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. रुद्रrudra[rud-rá] a. roaring, terrific; m. Storm-god (chief of the Maruts): Rudra is sts. in Br. regarded as a form of…

    [rud-rá] adjective roaring, terrific; masculine Storm-god (chief of the Maruts): Rudra is sts. in Brâhmana regarded as a form of Agni, but is later identified with Siva: plural the Sons of Rudra, the Maruts (supposed to be either eleven or thirty-three in number); abbreviation for verses addressed to Rudra; noun: -kosa, masculine Rudra's dictionary; -gapa, masculine kind of prayer addressed to Rudra; -gâpin, adjective muttering the Rudragapa; -ta, masculine nounEquivalent toRudra-bhatta; -pâla, masculine noun; -bhatta, masculine noun of a scholar: - ͜ âkârya, masculine the same; -yagña, masculine sacrifice to Rudra; (á)-vat, adjective accompanied by Rudra or the Rudras; (á)-vartani, adjective epithet of the Asvins; -sarman, masculine noun; -suta, masculine son of Rudra, Skanda; -soma, masculine noun of a Brâh man; -hâsa, masculine noun of a divine being.

    Source: Macdonell

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