रुद्रrudra

रुद्र (rudra) is a Sanskrit word meaning crying, howling, roaring, or terrible, the god of tempests and father of the Rudras and Maruts, the number eleven, the eleventh, the first muhurta, in music, a type of stringed instrument. Its 48 recorded definitions are grouped into 14 contexts, among them Rudra as a principal deity (often Śiva), Adjectival meanings of Rudra, The Rudras (group of deities).

Root: रुद् (rud)
Etymology: E. रुद to weep, रक् Uṇādi aff., and the vowel unchanged; the name is given to ŚIVA, because according to his own declaration, he disperses the tears of Page708 mortals: to the demi-gods, because they wept at their birth, or because they made the enemies of the gods weep
Definitions: 48

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Meanings by context

Rudra as a principal deity (often Śiva)

12 definitions

The god of tempests and father of the Rudras and Maruts.

रुद्र (rudra) m. ‘Roarer or Howler’, N. of the god of tempests and father and ruler of the Rudras and Maruts (in the Veda he is closely connected with Indra and still more with Agni, the god of fire, which, as a destroying agent, rages and crackles like the roaring storm, and also with Kāla 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 (śiva), ‘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 (śiva), which does not occur as a name in the Veda, was employed, first as an euphemistic epithet and then as a real name for Rudra, 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, took the place of the original Rudras or Maruts: in Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) i, 7 , Rudra is said to have sprung from Brahmā'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, hence these later Rudras are sometimes regarded as inferior manifestations of Śiva, and most of their names, which are variously given in the different Purāṇas, are also names of Śiva ; those of the VāyuP. are Ajaikapād, Ahir-budhnya, Hara, Nirṛta, Īśvara, Bhuvana, Aṅgāraka, Ardha-ketu, Mṛtyu, Sarpa, Kapālin; accord. to others the Rudras are represented as children of Kaśyapa and Surabhi or of Brahmā and Surabhi or of Bhūta and Su-rūpā; accord. to Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) i, 8 , Rudra is one of the 8 forms of Śiva; elsewhere he is reckoned among the Dik-pālas as regent of the north-east quarter), RV. &c. &c. (cf. Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 75 &c.) [ID=178518]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Roaring or terrific. 2. A storm god.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A name or form of Shiva. 2. A demi-god, an inferior manifestation of Shiva.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A form of Shiva or a demigod. 2. A guitar.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A name of Shiva. 2. One of a group of eleven gods who are inferior manifestations of Shiva.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A form of Shiva. 2. A demigod and inferior manifestation of Shiva, numbering eleven.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Roaring. 2. A name of Shiva as the god of tempests. 3. A class of eleven demigods.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of several gods. 2. The god of tempests, ruler of the Maruts.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Howling, roaring, or terrible. 2. In the Veda, the leader of the storm-gods. 3. In the plural, a class of storm-gods. 4. In later mythology, a principal deity of the Hindu Trinity, identified with Shiva.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. The god of tempests and storms. 2. A form or manifestation of Shiva. 3. A symbolical expression for the number eleven. 4. A mystical epithet of the letter e. 5. Calotropis Gigantea.

रुद्र (rudra) [Printed book page 0849-a]
Rudra, as, ā, am (according to Uṇādi-s. II. 22.

fr. rt. 1. rud above; according to others fr. rt. 1. ru

+ dra fr. rt. 2. dru, to run; connected with rodas,

q. v., and perhaps with rudhira), crying, howling,

roaring, one who cries or roars, dreadful, horrible,

terrific, awful; great, large; (according to the fanciful

etymologies of native writers, the following meanings

are also assigned to this word), driving away evil;

running about and roaring; praiseworthy, to be

praised, (according to Naigh. III. 16) = stotṛ, a

praiser, panegyrist, worshipper; (as), m. ‘the Roarer’

or ‘Howler,’ N. of the god of tempests and father

of the Rudras or Maruts, (originally perhaps the

mere personified roaring of the storms, but as the

crackling or raging of fire may resemble the sound

of wind, so in the Veda the god of storms is some-

times identified with the god of fire; though gene-

rally represented as a destroying deity whose terrible

shafts bring death or disease on men and cattle, he

is also addressed as benevolent and auspicious [śiva],

and is even supposed to have a healing efficacy from

his chasing away vapours and purifying the atmo-

sphere; hence he has various epithets in the Veda,

such as ‘multiform,’ ‘terrible as a wild beast,’ ‘tawny-

coloured,’ ‘wearing braided hair’ [kapardin], ‘ce-

lestial boar,’ ‘armed with a strong bow and fleet

arrows,’ ‘cause of prosperity to man and beast,’ ‘pos-

sessor of healing remedies,’ ‘greatest of physicians,’

&c. he is of course ruler of the Rudras, who are

the same as the storm winds, more usually called

Maruts, and who are often associated with Indra [see

marut]: in the later mythology the epithet śiva,
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‘propitious,’ which does not occur as a name in the

Veda, was employed as the real name of the destroy-

ing deity, being at first applied as an euphemism to

propitiate him: moreover the character of the deity

lost its special connection with storms, and developed

into a personification of the destroying principle

generally, though even the Epic and Purānic Śiva

was regarded as the generator as well as destroyer:

moreover a new class of beings, described as eleven

in number, though still called Rudras, took the

place of the original Rudras or Maruts: in the Veda

only three groupings of deities into classes appear to

be recognised, Indra belonging to the Vasus, Varuṇa

to the Ādityas, and Rudra to the Rudras or Maruts;

but in Manu XI. 221. the Maruts are enumerated

as a fourth group, being there distinguished from

the eleven Rudras: in Viṣṇu-Purāṇa I. 7. Rudra

is said to have sprung from Brahmā's forehead, and

to have afterwards separated himself into a figure

half male and half female, the former portion sepa-

rating again into the eleven Rudras, who were so

called because they ‘ran about crying aloud’ [ruda-

nād drāvaṇāc-ca, cf. rts. 1. rud, 2. dru]; hence

these later Rudras are sometimes regarded as inferior

manifestations of Śiva, and most of their names are

also names of Śiva; these names are variously given

in the different Purāṇas; those of the Vāyu are

Ajaikapād, Ahvi-bradhna, Hara, Nir-ṛta, Īśvara,

Bhuvana, Aṅgāraka, Ardha-ketu, Mṛtyu, Sarpa,

Kapālin: according to other accounts the Rudras are

represented as children of Kaśyapa and Surabhī or of

Brahmā and Surabhī or of Bhūta and Su-rūpā); a

form or manifestation or N. of Śiva (in the later

mythology, as explained above; according to the

Viṣṇu-Purāṇa I. 8. Rudra is one of the eight forms

of Śiva; he is elsewhere reckoned among the Dik-

pālas as regent of the north-east quarter); a symbo-

lical expression for the number eleven (from the

eleven Rudras, see above); a mystical epithet of

the letter e; Calotropis Gigantea; N. of various

persons; of a lexicographer; of a poet; of a king;

(ās), m. pl. the Rudras (described above); an

abbreviated expression for the texts or hymns ad-

dressed to the Rudras [cf. rudra-japa]; (ā), f.,

N. of a wife of Vasu-deva; of a daughter of Rau-

drāśva; = rudra-jaṭā; (ī), f. a kind of lute or

guitar; [cf. rudra-vīṇā; cf. perhaps also Gr. λύρα.]

—Rudra-kalaśa, am, n. ‘Rudra's vessel,’ a parti-

cular kind of pot or vessel used in making oblations

to the planets. —Rudra-kavīndra (°vi-in°), as, m.

a proper N. (= rudra-bhaṭṭa). —Rudra-kālī, f. a

form of Durgā. —Rudra-koṭi, is, f., N. of a place

of pilgrimage. —Rudra-koṣa, as, m., N. of a

lexicon by Rudra. —Rudra-gaṇa, as, m., Ved.

‘Rudra-class,’ the troop of beings called Rudras,

(see under rudra.) —Rudra-garbha, as, m. ‘Ru-

dra's offspring,’ N. of Agni. —Rudra-gīta, am, ā,

n. f. the song of Rudra (in which Agastya repeats

a dialogue between himself and Rudra). —Rudra-

caṇḍika, epithet of a particular text or formula.

—Rudra-caṇḍī, f. a form of Durgā; N. of a

section in the Rudra-yāmala. —Rudra-candra, as,

m., N. of a king. —Rudra-cchattra, as, m. a

proper N. —Rudra-ja, as, m. (according to some)

am, n. ‘produced from Rudra or Śiva,’ quicksilver

(supposed to be the semen of Śiva). —Rudra-jaṭā,

f. ‘Rudra's hair,’ N. of a species of creeper. —Ru-

dra-japa, as, m., N. of a particular prayer or

hymn addressed to Rudra. —Rudra-japana, am,

n. the recitation of the Rudra-japa in a low tone.

—Rudra-jāpaka, as, ikā, am, or rudra-jāpin,

ī, inī, i, one who recites the Rudra-japa in a low

tone. —Rudra-jāpya, am, n., N. of a particular

hymn or prayer extracted from the Vājasaneyi-saṃ-

hitā and addressed to Rudra. —Rudra-tanaya, as,

m. ‘Rudra's son,’ N. of the third black Vāsudeva;

of Punishment; epithet of a sword. —Rudra-tva,

am, n. the being Rudra. —Rudra-datta, as, m.,

N. of an author; of a work on medicine. —Rudra-

dāman, ā, m., N. of a king. —Rudra-deva, as,

m., N. of various persons; of the author of the
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Yayāti-carita; of the author of a commentary on

the Prabodha-candrodaya. —Rudra-dhara, as, m.,

N. of an author. —Rudra-nyāya-vācaspati-bhaṭ-

ṭācārya (°ta-āc°), as, m., N. of an author (=

rudra-bhaṭṭācārya). —Rudra-paṇḍita, as, m.,

N. of an author (= rudra-sūri). —Rudra-patnī,

f. Rudra's wife, the goddess Durgā; linseed, Linum

Usitatissimum. —Rudra-paddhati, is, f., N. of

a work by Paraśu-rāma. —Rudra-pāla, as, m. a

proper N. —Rudra-putra, as, m. Rudra's son, a

patronymic of the twelfth Manu; [cf. rudra-sā-

varṇi.] —Rudra-pura, am, n., N. of a province.

—Rudra-pūjana, am, n. or rudra-pūjā, f. ‘wor-

ship of Rudra,’ N. of a work. —Rudra-pratāpa,

as, m., N. of a king (= pratāpa-rudra). —Rudra-

prayāga, as, m., N. of the sacred place where the

river Mandākinī joins the Ganges. —Rudra-priyā,

f. ‘dear to Rudra,’ epithet of Terminalia Chebula;

the goddess Pārvatī. —Rudra-bali, is, m. an oblation

of meat &c. presented to the Rudras. —Rudra-

bhaṭṭa, as, m., N. of the author of the Śṛṅgāra-

tilaka (= rudraṭa); of the author of a commentary

on the Vaidya-jīvana; = rudra-kavīndra. —Rudra-

bhaṭṭācārya (°ṭa-āc°), as, m., N. of an author

and commentator. —Rudra-bhāṣya, am, n., N.

of a work by Ahobala. —Rudra-bhū, ūs, or rudra-

bhūmi, is, f. ‘Rudra's ground,’ a cemetery. —Rudra-

bhūti, is, m., N. of a preceptor (having the patro-

nymic Drāhyāyaṇi). —Rudra-bhairavī, f. a form

of Durgā. —Rudra-maya, as, ī, am, consisting of

Rudra, having the essence of Rudra. —Rudra-

mahā-devī, f., N. of the wife of king Govinda-

canda. —Rudra-yajña, as, m. an oblation or sacri-

fice offered to Rudra. —Rudra-yāmala, am, n.,

N. of a Tantra work in the form of a dialogue

between Bhairava and Bhairavī. —Rudra-rāya, as,

m., N. of a king. —Rudra-rāśi, is, m. a proper N.

—Rudra-rodana, am, n. ‘Rudra's tears,’ i. e. gold.

—Rudra-roman, ā, f., N. of one of the Mātṛs

attending upon Skanda. —Rudra-laṭā, f. = rudra-

jaṭā. —Rudra-loka, as, m. Rudra's world. —Ru-

dra-vaṭa, N. of a Tīrtha. —Rudra-vat, ān, atī,

at, Ved. having Rudra or the Rudras. —Rudravad-

gaṇa, as, ā, am, Ved. surrounded by the Rudra

troop. —Rudra-vartani, ī, m. du. ‘proceeding on

terrible roads,’ N. of the Aśvins, (Sāy. = rodana-

śīla-mārgau or stūyamāna-mārgau.) —Rudra-

viṃśati, is, f. epithet of the last twenty years in the

Jupiter cycle of sixty years. —Rudra-vidhāna, am,

n., N. of a work. —Rudra-vīṇā, f. epithet of a

particular religious observance. —Rudra-śarman, ā,

m., N. of a Brāhman. —Rudra-sampradāyin, inas,

m. pl., N. of a sect. —Rudra-saras, as, n., N. of a

lake. —Rudra-sarga, as, m. Rudra's creation; the

creation of the eleven Rudras. —Rudra-sāman, a,

n., N. of a particular Sāman. —Rudra-sāvarṇi, is,

m., N. of the twelfth Manu; [cf. rudra-putra,

manu.] —Rudrasāvarṇika, as, ī, am, belonging

or relating to Rudra-sāvarṇi, being under Rudra-

sāvarṇi. —Rudra-siṃha, as, m. a proper N. —Ru-

dra-sundarī, f., N. of a goddess. —Rudra-sū, ūs,

f. a mother of eleven children. —Rudra-sūkta, am,

n., N. of a particular hymn. —Rudra-sūri, is, m.,

N. of an author. —Rudra-sṛṣṭi, is, f. Rudra's

creation; the creation of the eleven Rudras; [cf.

rudra-sarga.] —Rudra-sena, as, m., N. of a

warrior. —Rudra-soma, as, m., N. of a Brāhman.

—Rudra-skanda, as, m., N. of a commentator.

—Rudra-svarga, as, m. Rudra's heaven. —Rudra-

svāmin, ī, m. a proper N. —Rudra-himālaya, as,

m., N. of a peak of the Himālaya mountains.

—Rudra-hūti, is, is, i, Ved. (according to Mahī-

dhara on Vājasaneyi-s. XXXVIII. 16) being invoked

by praisers or worshippers. —Rudra-hṛdaya, am,

n., N. of an Upaniṣad. —Rudrākrīḍa (°ra-āk°),

as, m. ‘Rudra's play-ground,’ a cemetery, place

where dead bodies are burnt or buried (Rudra being

supposed to dance and sport in such places at evening

twilight). —Rudrākṣa (°ra-ak°), as, m. ‘Rudra-

eyed,’ a kind of tree, Elæocarpus Ganitrus; (am),

n. the berry of this tree (used for rosaries); a rosary;
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N. of an Upaniṣad, (the gender here and in the preced-

ing sense is doubtful.) —Rudrākṣa-mālā, f. a rosary

made of Rudrākṣa berries. —Rudrācārya (°ra-āc°),

as, m. a proper N. —Rudrādhyāya (°ra-adh°), as,

m. epithet of particular prayers addressed to Rudra.

—Rudrādhyāyin, ī, inī, i, one who recites or

repeats the above prayers. —Rudrāyaṇa (°ra-ay°),

as, m., N. of a king of Roruka. —Rudrāri (°ra-

ari), is, m. Rudra's enemy; N. of Kāma-deva;

(is, is, i), having Rudra for an enemy, hostile to

Rudra. —Rudrāvarta (°ra-āv°), N. of a place of

pilgrimage. —Rudrāvasṛṣṭa (°ra-av°), as, ā,

am, Ved. let go or hurled by Rudra. —Rudrāvāsa

(°ra-āv°), as, m. Rudra's abode, i. e. Kāśi or Be-

nares. —Rudraikādaśinī (°ra-ek°), f. the eleven

Rudra hymns. —Rudropaniṣad (°ra-up°), t, f., N.

of two Upaniṣads. —Rudropastha (°ra-up°), as,

m. ‘Rudra's generative organ,’ N. of a mountain. [ID=39651]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Born from the anger of Brahma, a deity associated with destruction, asceticism, and the granting of boons, who destroyed Daksha's sacrifice through Virabhadra, bore the Ganges, married Uma after destroying the god of love, and assumes the form of the universal-destroying sun at the end of a cosmic age.

रुद्र (rudra) [Printed book page 3-088]
Rudra (I) — born of anger of Brahmā; name explained;

‘the weapon’: places assigned to him; his women; asked to

procreate and be a Prajāpati; created beings which would

burn the universe; persuaded by Brahmā to stop this, and

proceed to tapas; expression of the tamas.¹ Claimed the

remaining wealth of the Aṅgirasa sacrificers as his own,

which Nābhāga thought was his. When Nābhāga gave it

to Rudra, the worshipful god presented him that wealth

and disappeared; presented Pṛthu with a sword daśacandra.²

Taught Kriyā yoga to Umā; Brahmā fled in fear from;³

came with the gods to Dvārakā to ask Kṛṣṇa to go back to

Vaikuṇṭha, and glorified Hari.⁴ No offerings by Dakṣa in

his sacrifice, and Satī's voluntary death. Rudra created

Vīrabhadra to cause Dakṣa's death. Brahmā pacified

Rudra and revived Dakṣa and others.⁵ Rudra to bear the

Gangā;⁶ addressed Kṛṣṇa as Hari;⁷ worship of, leads to

wealth and pleasure. Conferred a boon on Vṛkāsura and

came to grief.⁸
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The presiding deity of the planet Śanaiścara. Kālo-

Rudra is Śiva; at the end of a Kalpa he assumes the form

of a Samvarttaka sun and burns down all the worlds. His

own messengers of death; worshipped by Kāma with Śata-

rudrīya.⁹ Enshrined in Gokarṇa.¹⁰ Destroyed the god of

Love and married Umā on the advice of the seven sages;

marriage rites described.¹¹ Umā's transfer as Gaurī.¹² Āḍi,

son of Andhaka, who attacked him was killed.¹³ Agni's

entrance into the harem when Śiva made him drink his

Vīra. This was God Subrahmaṇya nursed by Kṛttikas;¹⁴

blessed Bāṇāsura.¹⁵ Icon of; in the form of a 16 year old boy;

worshipped before buildings; different postures detailed.¹⁶
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 12, 7-20; XI. 4. 5, 30. 38.]

[Footnote: 2) Ib. IX. 4. 6-11; IV. 15. 17.]

[Footnote: 3) Ib. XI. 27, 3; I. 7. 18.]

[Footnote: 4) Ib. IV. ch. 24 (whole) ; XI. 6. 1; 7. 1. VI. 17.

26-39.]

[Footnote: 5) Ib. IV. chh. 4-7.]

[Footnote: 6) Ib. IX. 9. 7-9; X. 7. 29; 39. 53.]

[Footnote: 7) Ib. X.

63. 34-45.]

[Footnote: 8) Ib. X. ch. 88 (whole).]

[Footnote: 9) Br. II. 24. 49; III. 3. 102 and

109; 23. 64; 65. 32; IV. 6. 70; 7. 38; 10. 87; 11. 33; 15. 24; 30. 8;

36. 16; 40. 13 and 27.]

[Footnote: 10) Ib. III. 13. 20.]

[Footnote: 11) M. 4. 12, 22; 11. 29; 13.

9. and 14; 138. 26; 154. 194-245, 439-83.]

[Footnote: 12) Ib. ch. 155.]

[Footnote: 13) Ib. ch. 156.]

[Footnote: 14) Ib. ch. 158.]

[Footnote: 15) Ib. ch. 188; 225. 13; 253. 42.]

[Footnote: 16) Ib. 259. 3-26; 265.

41; 266. 43; 268. 22.]
[ID=11692]

— The Purana Index

Adjectival meanings of Rudra

6 definitions

crying, howling, roaring, or terrible

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Dreadful, terrific, or formidable.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Great, large

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Driving away evil

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praiseworthy

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dreadful or terrific

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Rudras (group of deities)

5 definitions

the Rudras or sons of Rudra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A group of eleven gods considered inferior manifestations of Shiva.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a class of gods, followers of Shiva

रुद्र (rudra) [Printed book page 597-2]
Rudra, pl. (°āḥ), a class of gods, followers of Śiva (Rudra).

§ 44 (Garuḍa): I, 30, 1416.—§ 46 (do.): I, 32, 1486.—

§ 106 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2562 (°āṇāṃ, sc. sambhavaḥ).—

§ 108 (do.): I, 66, 2567 (eleven sons of Sthāṇu, viz.

Mṛgavyādha, Sarpa, Nirṛti, Ajaikapād, Ahirbudhnya, Pinākin,

Dahana, Īśvara, Kapālin, Sthāṇu, Bhaga).—§ 120 bis (do.):

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I, 66, 2602 (°āṇāṃ pakṣaḥ).—§ 130 (do.): I, 67, 2712

(°āṇāṃ gaṇāt, Kṛpa was born from the R.).—§ 191 (Arjuna):

I, 123, 4826 (present at the birth of Arjuna, their names as

in § 108).—§ 233 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 187, 7010 (°ādityāḥ,

present at the svayaṃvara of Draupadī).—§ 238 (Pañcendrop.):

I, 197, †7277, †7315.—§ 258 (Khāṇḍavadahanap.): I, 227,

8269 (fought with Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna).—§ 270 (Brahma-

sabhāv.): II, 11, 460 (in the palace of Brahmán).—§ 309

(Āraṇyakap.): III, 2, 127.—§ 310b (Sūrya): III, 3, 174

(worship the Sun), 190 (Sūrya identified with the R.).—

§ 330 (Indradarśanap.): III, 37, 1490.—§ 331 (Kairātap.):

III, 39, 1590 (sg., = Śiva?).—§ 336 (Indralokābhiga-

manap.): III, 43, 1768.—§ 338 (do.): III, 46, 1840.—

§ 347 (Nalopākhyānap.): III, 62, 2356.—§ 357 (Puṣkara):

III, 82, 4064 (in Puṣkara).—§ 359 (Vaḍavā): III, 82,

5037 (worshipped Kṛṣṇa at Vaḍavā).—§ 360 (Tīrthayātrāp.):

III, 82, 5063 (? in Rudrakoṭi Śiva had multiplied himself

into a koṭi of forms—koṭīti R°āṇāṃ—for the sake of the

munis).—§ 370 (do.): III, 84, 8102 (adore Janārdana at

sthānaṃ Nārāyaṇasya).—§ 383 (Paraśu-Rāma): III, 99,

8673 (seen in the body of Rāma Dāśarathi, the incarnate

Viṣṇu).—§ 412 (Aṣṭāvakrīya): III, 134, †10668 (eleven

in number).—§ 443 (Nivātakavacayuddhap.): III, 168,

12043.—§ 459 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III, 188, 12924 (seen in

the body of Nārāyaṇa).—§ 506 (Skandayuddha): III, 231,

14549.—§ 512 (Ghoṣayātrāp.): III, 237, 14782 (°air iva

Yamaḥ (sic!), sc. vṛtaḥ).—§ 547 (Karṇa): III, 308, 17139.

—§ 548 (Āraṇeyap.): III, 313, 17317; 314, 17421.—

§ 549c (Arjuna): IV, 2, 48 (dvādaśaṃ R°āṇāṃ, sc. Arjuna).

—§ 556 (Sañjayayānap.): V, 29, †823 (°ādityāḥ).—§ 562

(Bhagavadyānap.): V, 86, 3043 (yathā).—§ 567 (do.): V,

128ι, 4301; 131, 4420.—§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.):

V, 169, 5865 (°vat).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 34,

1227 (°āṇāṃ Śaṅkaraś cāsmi, says Kṛṣṇa); 35, 1252 (seen

in Kṛṣṇa), †1268 (do.).—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII,

6, 159 (°āṇām iva Kāpālī, sc. senāpatiḥ).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptaka-

vadhap.): VII, 23ο, 1007 (Samudrasenaputraṃ R°tejasaṃ,

sg.?); 35, 1536 (Sādhya-R°-Marutkalpaiḥ).—§ 596

(Pratijñāp.): VII, 76, 2682 (in Arjuna's oath).—§ 605

(Karṇap.): VIII, 15, 597 (°au dvāv iva).—§ 608 (do.):

VIII, 87χ, 4418 (sided with Arjuna).—§ 615u (Skanda):

IX, 44, 2479 (°ādityāḥ); 45γ, 2508 (came to the investi-

ture of Skanda), 2555 (made gifts to Skanda).—§ 615ff (Asita

Devala): IX, 50, 2893 (°āṇāṃ…sthāṇaṃ).—§ 626

(Rājadh.): XII, 21β, 634.—§ 641 (do.): XII, 64η, 2395

(observe kṣatriya duties); 122, 4498 (°āṇām api ceśānaṃ—

i.e. Śiva—goptāraṃ), 4502 (īśvaraḥ…sarveṣām eva

R°āṇāṃ Śūlapāṇiḥ, i.e. Śiva).—§ 656 (Khaḍgotpattik.):

XII, 166β, 6141.—§ 661 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 198α, 7192

(°āditya-Vasūnāṃ, sc. sthānāni).—§ 664 (do.): XII, 207ε,

7540 (sons of Dharma?).—[§ 665 (do.): XII, 208, 7585

foll. (The names here enumerated, viz. Ajaikapād,

Ahirbradhna, Virūpākṣa, Raivata, Hara, Bahurūpa, Tryam-

baka, Sureśvara, Sāvitra, Jayanta, Pinākin, seem to be

quoted in order to give a list of the Rudras.)]—§ 673b (Bali-

Vāsavasaṃv.): XII, 227, 8220 (accompanied Indra), 8288

(had been vanquished by Bali).—§ 695b (Dakṣayajñavināśa):

XII, 285α, 10279 (present at Dakṣa's sacrifice), 10292

(śūlahastāḥ kapardinaḥ | ekādaśasthānagatāḥ).—§ 696b

(Dakṣaprokta—Śivasahasranāmastotra): XII, 285, 10456

(description).—§ 702 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 296β, 10837.—

§ 712 (Śukotpatti): XII, 324, 12175.—§ 717b (Nārā-

yaṇīya): XII, 340θ, 12915 (ekādaśa), 341, 13043

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(ekādaśaite R°ās tu vikārāḥ puruṣāḥ smṛtāḥ), 13044, 13110

(°āṇāṃ pataye, sc. Viṣṇu).—§ 730g (Upamanyu): XIII,

14η, 731 (°ādityāśvināṃ), 910 (°āṇāṃ Nīlalohitaḥ, sc. Śiva).

—§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 14, 984 (ekādaśa śatāni,

surround Śiva); 17, 1141 (°āṇām api yo Rudraḥ, i.e. Śiva),

1288 (learnt the 1000 names of Śiva from Mṛtyu and

communicated them to Taṇḍi(n)); 18λλ, †1368.—§ 747b

(Suvarṇotpatti): XIII, 84, 4011; 85ζ, 4131 (together with

the Ādityas the R. sprung from the flames of Agni).—§ 759

(Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 107ε, 5257 (°āṇāṃ tam adhīvāsaṃ),

(ζ), 5331 (°āṇāṃ lokaṃ).—§ 766 (do.): XIII, 134γ, 6186.

—§ 770 (do.): XIII, 151β, 7091 (ekādaśa, their names are

the following: Ajaikapād, Ahirbradhna, Pinākin, Ṛta,

Pitṛrūpa, Tryambaka, Maheśvara, Vṛṣākapi, Śambhu,

Havana, and Īśvara).—§ 773b (Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva): XIII,

159β, 7387 (°ādityāḥ).—§ 775 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 166α,

7642.—§ 778f (Muñjavat): XIV, 8, 183 (worship Śiva on

Muñjavat).—§ 784b (Uttaṅka): XIV, 54, 1564.—§ 793

(Mausalap.): XVI, 4θ, 129 (°ādityāḥ, received Kṛṣṇa in

heaven).—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 3, 88.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

born of Ananta from between the agitated brows, exhibited in eleven forms with a trident and three eyes, also named Sankarshana

— The Purana Index

A group of eleven divine beings, born of Bhuta and Bhuta, who wait upon Indra and are associated with the epics and Puranas.

— The Purana Index

Feminine Deities, Consorts, and Associations

4 definitions

Rudra and Rudrani

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a species of creeping plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A wife of Vasudeva.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a daughter of Raudrashva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Other Specific Meanings and Entities

4 definitions

an abbreviated name for hymns or texts addressed to Rudra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

pertaining to a people

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a hundred heat-making suns rays

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a tribe

— The Purana Index

Proper Names of Individuals/Authors/Kings

3 definitions

of various men

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An honorific title used with names of various teachers and authors.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a king

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The number 'Eleven' or 'Eleventh'

3 definitions

The number eleven

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the eleventh

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The number eleven

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lexicographical Notes or References

2 definitions

See page 883, column 1.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See page 849

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Musical Instrument (Rudrī/Lute)

2 definitions

in music, a type of stringed instrument

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a kind of lute or guitar

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Rudrākṣa (tree, berry, rosary)

2 definitions

a kind of tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A rosary. 2. The berry of the rudraksha tree, used for rosaries.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Specific Derived Nouns and Concepts

2 definitions

the first muhurta

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of the letter e

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Associated Places (Cemetery, Abode, Mountain)

1 definition

a mountain west of the Shitoda

— The Purana Index

Association with Fire/Agni

1 definition

Fire

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Identification with Various Deities (Śiva, Sūrya, Viṣṇu)

1 definition

1. Shiva. 2. Surya. 3. Vishnu.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

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