# अनुराधा (anurādhā)

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अनुराधा (anurādhā) is a Sanskrit word meaning born under the asterism Anuradha, name of a Buddhist, the seventeenth lunar mansion, the seventeenth of the lunar mansions, a lunar mansion. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them The Nakṣatra Anurādhā (General Definition), Born under Anurādhā Nakṣatra, Cultural and Textual Significance of Anurādhā Nakṣatra.

- **Etymology:** E. अनु, and राध to accomplish, अन् affix, and टाप् for the fem.; an auspicious sign for any thing to be undertaken in — E. anu, and rādha to accomplish, an affix, and ṭāp for the fem.; an auspicious sign for any thing to be undertaken in
- **SLP1:** `anurADA`  **IAST:** anurādhā  **Devanagari:** अनुराधा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuradha_%28nakshatra%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/anuradha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** अनूराधा (anūrādhā), अनूराध (anūrādha), अनुराध (anurādha)

## Meanings by context

### The Nakṣatra Anurādhā (General Definition) (8 definitions)
- the seventeenth lunar mansion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अनु - राध (anu-rādha) m. pl. the seventeenth of the twenty-eight Nakṣatras or lunar mansions (a constellation described as a line of oblations). [ ID=7112 ]
- the seventeenth of the lunar mansions  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 37,3] अनु - राधा (anu-rādhā) [ AV. &c.] f. the seventeenth of the twenty-eight Nakṣatras or lunar mansions (a constellation described as a line of oblations). [ ID=7112.1 ]
- The seventeenth lunar mansion  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनु (anu) राध (rādha) ा (anurādhā) [Printed book page 035 ] अनु (anu) राध (rādha) ा (anurādhā) f. ( धा (dhā) ) The seventeenth Nakṣatra or lunar mansion, designated by a row of oblations; (stars in Libra.) E. अनु (anu), and राध (rādha) to accomplish, अन् (an) affix, and टाप् (ṭāp) for the fem; an auspicious sign for any thing to be undertaken in. [ ID=1615 ]
- The seventeenth lunar mansion, represented by stars in Libra.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनुराधा (anurādhā) [Printed book page 028-b ] अनु - राधा (anu-rādhā) ( धा ) ((dhā)) 1. f. The 17th lunar mansion, stars in Libra. [ ID=1347 ]
- The seventeenth lunar mansion consisting of three stars  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनुराधा (anurādhā) [Printed book page 025-33 ] अनु ( नू ) राधा (anu(nū)rādhā) f. The seventeenth Nakshatra or lunar mansion consisting of three stars. [ ID=1473 ]
- The seventeenth lunar mansion or nakshatra  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनुराध (rādha) ा (anurādhā) [Printed book page 029-a ] अनुराध (rādha) ा (anurādhā) f. ( - धा (-dhā) ) The seventeenth Nakshatra or lunar mansion, designated by a row of oblation; (stars in Libra.) E. अनु, (anu,) and राध (rādha) to accomplish, अन् (an) affix, and टाप् (ṭāp) for the fem.; an auspicious sign for any thing to be undertaken in. [ ID=1613 ]
- a lunar mansion  
  *The Purana Index*
  > अनुराधा (anurādhā) [Printed book page 1-059 ] Anurādhā — a nakṣatra. Vā. 66. 50; 82. 9. [ ID=458 ]
- See Nakshatra.  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > अनुराधा (anurādhā) [Printed book page 1-023 ] Anu-rādhā. See Nakṣatra. [ ID=72 ]

### Born under Anurādhā Nakṣatra (1 definition)
- born under the asterism Anuradha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > born under the asterism Anurādhā, Pāṇini (Author) iv, 3, 34 [ ID=7110 ]

### Cultural and Textual Significance of Anurādhā Nakṣatra (1 definition)
- a lunar mansion  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > अनुराधा (anurādhā) [Printed book page 061-1 ] Anurādhā, a nakṣatra. § 569 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 143 θ, 4841 (omens).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 64, 3273.— § 749 (do.): 89, 4262.—§ 759 (do.): XIII, 110, 5391 (a candravrata should be instituted, when the moon is in conjunction with Mūla, A. being in his belly, etc.). [ ID=695 ]

### Morphological Reference (1 definition)
- See anuradha.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 37,3] अनु - राध (anu-rādha) mfn. See अनूराध (anūrādha) [ ID=7109 ]

### Personal Name (Anurādha) (1 definition)
- name of a Buddhist  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अनु - राध (anu-rādha) m. N. of a Buddhist [ ID=7111 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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