रुद्र

See also: रौद्र

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From रुद् (rud).

Pronunciation

Adjective

रुद्र • (rudra)

  1. crying, howling, roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible, horrible. (accord. to others ‘red, shining, glittering’, fr. a √ रुद् or रुध् connected with रुधिर ; others ‘strong, having or bestowing strength or power’, fr. a √ रुद् = वृद्, वृध् ; native authorities give also the following meanings, ‘driving away evil’ ; ‘running about and roaring’, fr. रु + द्र = द्रु2 ; ‘praiseworthy, to be praised’ ; ‘a praiser, worshipper’ = स्तोतृ Naigh. iii, 16)

Noun

रुद्र • (rudra) stem, m

  1. Roarer or howler.
  2. Rudra; the god of tempests and father and ruler of the wind and hunting.
  3. The number ‘eleven’ (from the 11 रुद्रs).
  4. The eleventh.
  5. (astrology) Name of the first मुहूर्त
  6. (music) a kind of stringed instrument (cf. रुद्री and रुद्रवीणा)
  7. name of the letter
  8. name of various men
  9. name of various teachers and authors
  10. name of a king

Derived terms

References

  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899
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