राधाrādhā

राधा (rādhā) is a Sanskrit word meaning a gift or favor, the month of Vaishakha, of a man, name of two teachers, prosperity, success, the twenty-first lunar mansion, Vishakha. Its 27 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Kṛṣṇa's Divine Consort/Gopī, Meanings of 'राध' (Rādha m./n.), Karṇa's Foster-Mother.

Definitions: 27

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Meanings by context

Kṛṣṇa's Divine Consort/Gopī

5 definitions

A celebrated cowherdess beloved by Krishna, later worshipped as a goddess and incarnation of Lakshmi.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the cowherdess beloved by Krishna

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A cowherdess beloved of Krishna and later worshipped as a goddess. 2. Karna's foster-mother.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Came with Krishna to mediate between Parashurama and Vinayaka. 2. Spoke on the non-differentiation of Shiva and Vishnu.

— The Purana Index

the goddess enshrined at Vrindavana

— The Purana Index

Meanings of 'राध' (Rādha m./n.)

4 definitions

a gift or favor

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The month of Vaishakha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a man

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of two teachers

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Karṇa's Foster-Mother

3 definitions

the foster-mother of Karna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the wife of Adhiratha and foster-mother of Karna

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

wife of Adhiratha and foster-mother of Karna

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Names of Plants

3 definitions

Emblic Myrobolan

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Clitoria Ternatea

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Emblic Myrobalan

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prosperity or Success

3 definitions

prosperity, success

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Prosperity, success

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Prosperity or success. 2. Lightning. 3. The foster-mother of Karna. 4. The cowherdess beloved by Krishna. 5. The lunar asterism Vishakha.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lightning

2 definitions

lightning

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Lightning

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lunar Mansion Viśākhā

2 definitions

the twenty-first lunar mansion, Vishakha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The lunar mansion called Vishakha.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shooting/Standing Posture

2 definitions

a particular attitude in shooting, standing with the feet a span apart

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An attitude in shooting

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Full-moon day of Vaiśākha

1 definition

The full-moon day in the month of Vaishakha

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lexicographical Pointer

1 definition

See below.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Female Slave

1 definition

of a female slave

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.