# रोहिणी (rohiṇī)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/rohini

रोहिणी (rohiṇī) is a Sanskrit word meaning rising, mounting or ascending towards, grown, tall, grown on or in, growing, increasing, Andersonia Rohitaka. Its 58 recorded definitions are grouped into 15 contexts, among them The Nakshatra Rohiṇī (Lunar Mansion), A Cow (Red or General), Progenitor of Cows, Other Specific Female Mythological/Divine Figures.

- **SLP1:** `rohiRI`  **IAST:** rohiṇī  **Devanagari:** रोहिणी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohini_%28wife_of_Vasudeva%29
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/rohini/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** रोहिणि (rohiṇi)

## Meanings by context

### The Nakshatra Rohiṇī (Lunar Mansion) (12 definitions)
- born under the asterism Rohini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 890,2] रोहिण (rohiṇa) mfn. born under the asterism Rohiṇī, Pāṇini (Author) iv, 3, 37, Sch. [ ID=180065 ]
- 1. The ninth lunar asterism and its corresponding lunar day. 2. Born under the Rohini asterism.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the ninth Nakṣatra or lunar asterism and of the lunar day belonging to it (in this sense it may optionally have the accent on the last syllable; it is personified as a daughter of Dakṣa, and as the favourite wife of the Moon, called ‘the Red one’ from the colour of the star Aldebaran or principal star in the constellation which contains 5 stars, prob. α, β, γ, δ, ε, Tauri, and is figured by a wheeled vehicle or sometimes by a temple or fish; it is exceptionally pl., and in TS. & TBr. there are 2 Nakṣatras of this name; it may also be used as an adj. and mean ‘born under the Nakṣatra Rohiṇī’, Pāṇini (Author) iv, 3, 34, Vārtt. 1) [ ID=180080 ]
- The fourth lunar mansion, consisting of five stars and regarded as the favorite consort of the moon.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 0919-a ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) 3 N. of the fourth lunar mansion (containing five stars) figured by a cart; she was one of the several daughters of Dakṣa and is regarded as the most favourite consort of the moon; उपरागांते शशिनः समुपगता रोहिणी (rohiṇī) योगं (uparāgāṃte śaśinaḥ samupagatā rohiṇī yogaṃ) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 7. 22
- the eighth day in the month of Bhadrapada when the moon is in conjunction with Rohini  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अष्टमी (aṣṭamī) the eighth day in the month of Bhādrapada (when the moon is in conjunction with Rohiṇī.)
- husband, master  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — पतिः (patiḥ)
- the moon  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — प्रियः, - वल्लभः (priyaḥ, -vallabhaḥ) the moon
- Daughter of Daksha, wife of Soma, and a constellation  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Rohiṇī 2, daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Soma (the Moon), also name of a nakṣatra (v. Sū. Si.). § 213 (Jatugṛhap.): I, 145, 5767 ( °yāṃ, i.e. the nakṣatra).—§ 240 (Vaivāhikap.): I, 199, 7351 ( °ī ca yathā Some ).—§ 298 (Dyūtap.): II, 58, 2019 ( saṃvṛtāṃ…tārābhir iva R°ṃ ).—§ 350 (Nalopā- khyānap.): III, 68, 2676 ( °ī Śaśino yathā ).—§ 382 (Agastyop.): III, 96, 8566 ( °īva divi prabhā ).—§ 391 (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga): III, 113, †10091 ( °ī Somam ivānukūlā ).— § 502 (Manuṣyagrahak.): III, 230, 14461 ( Abhijit… R°yāḥ kanīyasī svasā ), 14463 ( Dhaniṣṭhādis tathā kālo Brahmaṇā parikalpitaḥ | R°ī hy abhavat pūrvaṃ, evaṃ saṃkhyā samā 'bhavat ).—§ 533 (Sītā-Rāvaṇasaṃv.): III, 281, 16171 ( °īm etya Śanaiścara iva grahaḥ ).—§ 549 (Pāṇḍavapraveśap.): IV, 9, 258 (Sudeṣṇā asks Draupadī if she is R.).—§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 117, 3968 ( reme…yathā Candraś ca R°yāṃ ).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 2, 66 ( °īṃ pīḍayann eṣa sthitaḥ…Śanaiścaraḥ, omens); 3, 84 ( °īṃ pīḍayantau… Śaśi-Bhāskarau, omens).—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 94, †4945 ( Bṛhaspatiḥ samparivārya R°ṃ, omens).—§ 615 (Prabhāsotpattik.): IX, 35, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2026, Page597-b+ 63 2028 (the most beautiful of the twenty-seven daughters of Dakṣa, whom Soma married. As Soma stayed a long time with R., his other wives complained to Dakṣa, who then cursed Soma).—§ 656 (Khaḍgotpattik.): XII, 166, 6202 ( °īṃ gotraṃ āsthāpya, sc. of the sword).—§ 717 b (Nārā- yaṇīya): XII, 343, XI), ††13219 (cf. § 615).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 64 α, 3257 (results of making gifts under the constellation of R.).—§ 749 (do.): XIII, 89 α, 4257 (result of performing śrāddhas under the constellation of R.).—§ 759 (do.): XIII, 110, 5389 (description of the cāndravrata).—§ 766 (do.): XIII, 126, 6052 ( yadā yujyeta R°ī ).—§ 768 b (Umā-Maheśvarasaṃv.): XIII, 146 γ, 6751 ( Śaśinaḥ sādhvī ). [ ID=9078 ]
- 1. A constellation important for shraddha performance. 2. The worship of this constellation in go sahasra danam.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Rohiṇī (V) — a constellation important for śrāddha per- formance; 1 the worship of, in go sahasra dānam. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. III. 18. 3; M. 17. 3; 54. 9; Vā. 82. 3.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 163. 41; 171. 32; 278. 14.] [ ID=11823 ]
- had Saumya as her son  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Rohiṇī (VI) — had Saumya as her son. Vā. 2. 9. [ ID=11824 ]
- the star Aldebaran, corresponding to the Hyades  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 1-415 ] 2. Rohiṇī, ‘ruddy,’ is the name of the conspicuously reddish star, (greek) α Tauri or Aldebaran, and denotes the group of the Hyades, (greek) α θ γ δ ε Tauri. Its identification seems absolutely assured by the legend of Prajāpati in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa. 69 He is there represented as pursuing his daughter with incestuous intention, and as having been shot with an arrow ( Iṣu Trikāṇḍā, ‘the belt of Orion’) by the ‘huntsman’ ( Mṛgavyādha, ‘Sirius’). Prajāpati is clearly Orion (Mṛgaśiras being the name of the little group of stars in Orion's head). [ Footnote: 69) iii. 33. Cf. Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, ii. 1, 2, 8; Tilak, Orion, 98 et seq. ] [ ID=1476 ]
- the name of a constellation in Scorpio  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > [Printed book page 1-418 ] 16. Rohiṇī, ‘ruddy’; Jyeṣṭhaghnī, ‘slaying the eldest’; or Jyeṣṭhā, ‘eldest,’ is the name of the constellation (greek) σ, α, and (greek) τ Scorpionis, of which the central star, (greek) α, is the brilliant reddish Antares (or Cor Scorpionis). [ ID=1488 ]
- Rohini  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > 2. Rohiṇī. See Nakṣatra. [ ID=2727 ]

### A Cow (Red or General), Progenitor of Cows (9 definitions)
- 1. A red cow or any cow. 2. A red mare.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 890,2] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) c f. ( f. of रोहित (rohita), ‘red’, below; also f. of रोहिन् (rohin) above) a red cow or [later] any cow (represented as a daughter of Surabhi and mother of cattle, esp. of Kāma-dhenu, ‘cow of plenty’; in the Veda, Rohiṇī may perhaps also mean ‘a red mare’), RV. &c. &c. [ ID=180079 ]
- A red cow  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 0919-a ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) 1 A red cow
- A cow  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 0919-a ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) 2 A cow in general; Śiśupālavadha 12. 40
- 1. A red cow. 2. A lunar mansion consisting of five stars. 3. A lunar day connected with this asterism. 4. A young girl in whom menstruation has just commenced. 5. A cow. 6. The wife of Vasudeva and mother of Balarama.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 258-3 ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) rohiṇ-ī, a. f. of roh-in, and róhita; f. ( róh -) red cow; ( róh - or -iṇī ), N. of a lunar mansion ( consisting of five stars and variously regarded as resembling a cart, a temple, or a fish; personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and favourite wife of the moon ); lunar day connected with Rohiṇī; young girl in whom menstruation has just commenced; cow ( C. ); N. of the wife of Vasudeva and mother of Balarāma : -kānta, m. moon; -tanaya, m. met. of Balarāma; -taru, m. a certain tree; -pati, -priya, m. moon; -yoga, m. conjunction of the moon with the asterism Rohiṇī; -ramaṇa, m. moon; -īśa, m. id.; -śakaṭa, m. cart of Rohiṇī ( the asterism ). [ ID=15421 ]
- 1. A red cow. 2. The fourth lunar mansion, considered the favorite wife of the moon. 3. A young girl at the onset of puberty. 4. Lightning. 5. The mother of Balarama.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 616-08 ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) f. 1. A red cow, a cow in general; 2. name of the fourth constellation (containing five stars) in the form of a cart, considered to be the most favourite wife of the moon, उपरागान्ते शशिनः समुपगता रोहिणी (rohiṇī) योगम् (uparāgānte śaśinaḥ samupagatā rohiṇī yogam) Sak. vii.; 3. a young girl in whom menstruation is just commenced; (see under कन्यका (kanyakā) ); 4. lightning; 5. name of the mother of Balarāma. [ ID=32287 ]
- 1. A red cow or mare. 2. A cow in general. 3. The ninth lunar asterism. 4. Lightning. 5. A young girl at the onset of menstruation. 6. Inflammation of the throat. 7. Various plants.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 0856-a ] Rohiṇī, f. (fem. of rohita, col. 2; see also the fem. of rohin, col. 2), a red cow, (in the Veda perhaps also) a red mare; a cow in general, (in Hindū mythology Rohiṇī is represented as a daughter of Surabhi and mother of cattle; she is also said to be the mother of Kāma-dhenu, the cow of plenty); N. of the ninth Nakṣatra or lunar asterism (personified as a daughter of Dakṣa, and the favourite wife of the Moon, called ‘the Red one,’ from the colour of the star Aldebaran or principal star in the constellation; the Nakṣatra contains five stars, probably α, β, γ, δ, ε, Tauri, and according to Hindū notions is figured by a wheeled carriage or sometimes by a temple or a fish); N. of the lunar day belonging to the above Nakṣatra; lightning; a young girl, one in whom menstruation has just commenced, a girl nine years of age; inflammation of the throat (of various kinds); N. of various plants, a kind of vegetable ( = kaṭu- rohiṇī, soma-valka, kāśmarī, harītakī, mañjiṣ- ṭhā ); N. of a wife of Vasu-deva and mother of Bala-rāma; of a wife of Kṛṣṇa; of the wife of Mahā-deva; of a daughter of Hiraṇya-kaśipu; of one of the sixteen Vidyā-devīs; (according to Pāṇ. IV. 4, 34, Vārtt. 1, there is an adj. rohiṇī, meaning ‘born under the Nakṣatra Rohiṇī.’) —Rohiṇī- kānta, as, m. ‘the lover of Rohiṇī,’ epithet of the Moon. —Rohiṇī-candra-vrata and rohiṇī-candra- śayana, am, n., N. of two religious observances. —Rohiṇī-tanaya, as, m. the son of Rohiṇī, i. e. Bala-rāma. —Rohiṇī-tapas, N. of a work. —Ro- hiṇī-tīrtha, am, n., N. of a Tīrtha. —Rohiṇī-tva, am, n., Ved. the state or condition of the Nakṣatra Rohiṇī. —Rohiṇī-pati, is, m. the husband of Ro- hiṇī, i. e. the Moon. —Rohiṇī-priya, as, m. the lover of Rohiṇī, i. e. the Moon. —Rohiṇī-bhava, as, m. the son of Rohiṇī, i. e. the planet Mercury. —Rohiṇī-yoga, as, m. the conjunction of the moon with the Nakṣatra Rohiṇī. —Rohiṇī-ramaṇa, as, m. ‘the lover of the cow,’ a bull; the lover or husband of Rohiṇī, i. e. the Moon. —Rohiṇī-val- labha, as, m. the lover of Rohiṇī, i. e. the Moon. —Rohiṇī-vrata, am, n., N. of a particular reli- gious observance. —Rohiṇīśa (°nī-īśa), as, m. the lord or husband of Rohiṇī, i. e. the Moon. —Rohiṇī- śakaṭa, as, am, m. n. an asterism, probably α, β, γ, δ, ε, Tauri. —Rohiṇī-ṣeṇa, as, m. a proper N.; [cf. rohiṇi-ṣeṇa. ] —Rohiṇī-suta, as, m. ‘son of Rohiṇī, ‘the planet Mercury. —Rohiṇy-aṣṭamī, f. the eighth day in the dark half of the month Bhādra when the moon is in conjunction with the Nakṣatra Rohiṇī. [ ID=39940 ]
- daughter of Surabhi and mother of cattle  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 597-1 ] Rohiṇī 1. § 127 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66, 2631 (daughter of Surabhi), 2632 (mother of the kine). [ ID=9077 ]
- 1. A daughter of Surabhi and Kashyapa and sister of the Rudras. 2. The mother of Surupa, Hamsakali, Bhadra, and Kamadugha.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Rohiṇī (IV) — a daughter of Surabhī and Kaśyapa; a sister of the Rudras; mother of four daughters — Surūpā, Hamsakālī (kīlā), Bhadrā and Kāmadu(a)ghā. Br. III. 3. 73-5; Vā. 66. 71-72. [ ID=11822 ]
- A red cow  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > [Printed book page 2-228 ] 1. Rohiṇī in the Rigveda 1 and later 2 denotes a ‘red cow.’ [ Footnote: 1) viii. 93, 13; 101, 13 (reading rohiṇyāḥ with Roth, St. Petersburg Dictionary, s.v. ).] [ Footnote: 2) Av. xiii. 1, 22; Taittirīya Saṃhitā, vi. 1, 6, 2; Satapatha Brāhmaṇa, ii. 1, 2, 6; iv. 5, 8, 2, etc.] [ ID=2726 ]

### Other Specific Female Mythological/Divine Figures (7 definitions)
- a wife of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a wife of Kṛṣṇa, Hariv. [ ID=180089 ]
- relating to the wife of Mahadeva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Mahā-deva, Pur. [ ID=180090 ]
- a daughter of Hiranya-kashipu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of Hiraṇya-kaśipu, MBh. [ ID=180091 ]
- one of the sixteen Vidya-devis  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the 16 Vidyā-devīs, L. [ ID=180092 ]
- daughter of Hiranyakashipu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Rohiṇī 4, daughter of Hiraṇyakaśipu. § 493 (Āṅgirasa): III, 221, 14194 ( Hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutā; PCR. follows Nīl., who seems to take Hiraṇyakaśipu = Manu (the fire), who marries his own daughter R. = Sviṣṭakṛt). [ ID=9080 ]
- one of Krishna's wives, a goddess, and mother of Diptimat, Tamrapaksha, and other sons  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-104 ] Rohiṇī (II) — one of Kṛṣṇa's wives; a Devī; mother of Dīptimat, Tāmrapakṣa and other sons. Bhā. X, 61. 18; Br. III. 71. 242; Vā. 96. 233. Vi. V. 28. 4; 32. 2. [ ID=11820 ]
- 1. A wife of Shiva. 2. The mother of Budha.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Rohiṇī (III) — a wife of Mahādeva-Candramatanu of Śiva; mother of Budha. Br. I. 2. 9; II. 10. 84; M. 55. 12; 139. 25; Vā. 27. 56; 66. 22. Vi. I. 8. 8. [ ID=11821 ]

### Growing, Rising, Tall (Adjectival/Verbal Noun) (5 definitions)
- rising  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 890,2] रोहिन् (rohin) a mf( इणी (iṇī) )n. rising, Nir. [ ID=180051 ]
- mounting or ascending towards  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( ifc. ) mounting, ascending towards, Śiś. [ ID=180052 ]
- grown, tall  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > grown, shot up, long, tall, MBh. [ ID=180053 ]
- grown on or in  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( ifc. ) grown on or in R.; Ragh. [ ID=180054 ]
- growing, increasing  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > growing, increasing (in number), Nidānas. [ ID=180055 ]

### Adjective 'Red-Coloured' / General Pointers to Feminine Form (4 definitions)
- see the main entry  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 890,2] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) a ( इणी (iṇī) ), f., see s.v. [ ID=180058 ]
- See below.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 890,2] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) b f. See below. [ ID=180070 ]
- Red colored  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 616-09 ] रोहित (rohita) (I) a. (f. रोहित (rohita) ा (rohitā) or रोहिणी (rohiṇī) ) Red coloured. [ ID=32290.2 ]
- 1. The fourth lunar mansion. 2. A red cow. 3. A kind of plant. 4. An epithet of the star Aldebaran. 5. A name of several plants and medical substances.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 455 ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) v. रोहित (rohita). [ ID=27298 ]

### Various Plants or Trees (4 definitions)
- Andersonia Rohitaka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > रोहिन् (rohin) m. Andersonia Rohitaka, L. [ ID=180056 ]
- the banyan and peepal trees  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Ficus Indica and Religiosa, L. [ ID=180057 ]
- various plants including Andersonia Rohitaka, Ficus Indica, and Andropogon Schoenanthus  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various plants, Mālatīm. ( Andersonia Rohitaka; Ficus Indica; Andropogon Schoenanthus, L. ) [ ID=180068 ]
- various plants including black hellebore, acacia arabica, and gmelina arborea  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various plants, Suśr.; Bhpr. (= Helleborus Niger; Acacia Arabica; Gmelina Arborea &c., L. ) [ ID=180083 ]

### Wife of Vasudeva, Mother of Balarāma (4 definitions)
- The name of one of the wives of Vasudeva and the mother of Balarama  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of two wives of Vasudeva and the mother of Bala-rāma, MBh.; Pur. [ ID=180088 ]
- The name of the wife of Vasudeva and mother of Balarama.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 0919-a ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) 4 N. of wife of Vasudeva and mother of Balarāma
- wife of Vasudeva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 597-2 ] Rohiṇī 2, wife of Vasudeva. § 238 (Pañcendrop.): I, 197, 7308 (Viṣṇu's white hair was born by Rohiṇī as Balarāma). —§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI, 7, 194 (together with the other wives of Vasudeva she ascended his funeral pyre). [ ID=9079 ]
- 1. A daughter of Valmiki. 2. A wife of Vasudeva and mother of Balarama.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 3-103 ] Rohiṇī (I) — a daughter of Vālmīki; one of Vasudeva's wives, and mother of Gada, Balarāma and five other sons besides a daughter, Citrā. 1 Had her residence at Nanda- gokula. Hari ordered Yogamāyā to transfer his Dhāma in the womb of Devakī to that of Rohiṇī. This was the future Balarāma Sankarṣana. Nārada spoke about this to Kamsa. 2 Page3-104+ 34 Her joy at the birth of Kṛṣṇa, and helped Yaśodā in her rakṣa ritual to Kṛṣṇa; joy at his escape from Kālīya; intensely attached to Rāma; surprised at Kṛṣṇa holding the Govardhana; came to see him taking Pārijāta from Indra's abode. Kṛṣṇa's respects to; 3 went to Syamanta- pañcaka for the solar eclipse, met Yaśodā there and embraced her. Lamented the decease of Kṛṣṇa and Rāma. 4 Entered fire after their decease; 5 also known as Pauravī. 6 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. IX. 24. 45-6; X. 1. 8; Br. III. 71. 161-5; Vā. 96. 160-3; Vi. V. 1. 74-6; 2. 2; 5. 5; 6. 11; IV. 15. 18-9.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. X. 2. 7-8, 15.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. X 5. 17; 6. 19; 11. 12; 15. 44; 17. 15; 25. 30; 36. 17; [67 (v) 47-8].] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. X. 82. 37; XI. 31. 18.] [ Footnote: 5) Vi. V. 38. 4.] [ Footnote: 6) M. 46. 11.] [ ID=11819 ]

### A Young Girl (Post-Menarcheal) (2 definitions)
- a young girl just beginning menstruation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a young girl (in whom menstruation has just commenced; others ‘a girl nine years of age’), Gṛhyās.; Pañcat. [ ID=180082 ]
- A young girl who has just begun menstruation.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 0919-a ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) 5 A young girl in whom menstruation has just commenced; नववर्षा च (navavarṣā ca) रोहिणी (rohiṇī)

### Lightning (2 definitions)
- lightning  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > lightning, L. [ ID=180081 ]
- Lightning  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 0919-a ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) 6 Lightning

### Male Proper Names (2 definitions)
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > रोहिण (rohiṇa) m. N. of Viṣṇu, Hariv. [ ID=180066 ]
- his descendants  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a man g. अश्वा (aśvā) दि (di) ( pl. his descendants, ĀśvŚr. ) [ ID=180067 ]

### Musical Terms (Śruti/Mūrchanā) (2 definitions)
- a particular shruti in music  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in music) a partic. Śruti, Saṃgīt. [ ID=180085 ]
- a particular Murchana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. Mūrchanā, ib. [ ID=180086 ]

### Throat Inflammation/Disease (2 definitions)
- inflammation of the throat  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > inflammation of the throat (of various kinds), Suśr. [ ID=180084 ]
- Inflammation of the throat  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रोहिणी (rohiṇī) [Printed book page 0919-a ] रोहिणी (rohiṇī) 7 Inflammation of the throat

### A Kind of Steel (1 definition)
- a kind of steel  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of steel, L. [ ID=180087 ]

### A Muhūrta (Time Division) (1 definition)
- the ninth Muhurta  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > रोहिण (rohiṇa) n. N. of the ninth Muhūrta (a part of the forenoon extending to midday, in which Śrāddhas are especially to be performed), W. [ ID=180069 ]

### A River (1 definition)
- of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a river, VP. [ ID=180093 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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