# रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī)

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रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) is a Sanskrit word meaning rudra's wife, the goddess Durga, a species of plant, the goddess Durga, wife of Rudra, the wife of Rudra, also known as Parvati, an epithet of a girl eleven years old, the goddess Durga as the wife of Shiva. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Consort of Rudra/Shiva (Parvati/Durga/Uma), Epithet for a young girl, A species of plant.

- **Etymology:** E. रुद्र ŚIVA, ङीष् aff., and आनुक् augment — E. rudra ŚIVA, ṅīṣ aff., and ānuk augment
- **SLP1:** `rudrARI`  **IAST:** rudrāṇī  **Devanagari:** रुद्राणी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudrani
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/rudrani/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Consort of Rudra/Shiva (Parvati/Durga/Uma) (12 definitions)
- Rudra's wife, the goddess Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 884,1] रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) f. Rudra's wife, the goddess Durgā, ŚāṅkhŚr.; MBh. &c. [ ID=178728 ]
- The wife of Rudra, also known as Parvati.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 0915-a ] 1 The wife of Rudra, N. of Pārvatī. [ ID=24232 ]
- Rudra's wife, Parvati.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 256-2 ] रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) rudrāṇī, f. Rudraʼs wife, Pārvatī. [ ID=15302 ]
- The goddess Durga as the wife of Shiva  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्र (rudra) ाणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 708 ] रुद्र (rudra) ाणी (rudrāṇī) f. ( - णी (-ṇī) ) The goddess DURGĀ, as the wife of RUDRA or ŚIVA. E. रुद्र (rudra) ŚIVA, ङीष् (ṅīṣ) aff., and आनुक् (ānuk) augment. [ ID=32430 ]
- The goddess Durga  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 633-a ] रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) ( क्षी ) ((kṣī)) 3. f. The goddess Durgā. [ ID=32004 ]
- A name of Parvati  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 613-08 ] रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) f. A name of Pārvatī, wife of Rudra. [ ID=32169 ]
- The goddess Durga as the wife of Shiva  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्र (rudra) ाणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 607-a ] रुद्र (rudra) ाणी (rudrāṇī) f. ( - णी (-ṇī) ) The goddess DURGĀ, as the wife of RUDĀ or ŚIVA. E. रुद्र (rudra) ŚIVA, ङीष् (ṅīṣ) aff., आनुक् (ānuk) augment. [ ID=33777 ]
- the wife of Rudra  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 0773-b ] रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) rudrāṇī, see the last. [ ID=12160 ]
- Rudra's wife  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 452 ] रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) f. Rudra's wife. [ ID=27102 ]
- 1. The goddess Durga, wife of Rudra. 2. An epithet of an eleven-year-old girl representing Durga at her festival.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 0850-a ] Rudrāṇī, f. Rudra's wife, the goddess Durgā; epithet of a girl eleven years of age, in whom men- struation has not yet commenced, representing the goddess Durgā at the Durgā festival. [ ID=39654 ]
- Uma  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 598-2 ] Rudrāṇī = Umā, q.v. [ ID=9106 ]
- 1. A name of Uma. 2. The world of Uma.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 3-092 ] Rudrāṇī (I) — a name of Umā: 1 the world of. 2 Page3-093+ 25 [ Footnote: 1) Br. III. 10. 22.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 64. 26.] [ ID=11719 ]

### Epithet for a young girl (2 definitions)
- An eleven-year-old girl before menstruation, representing the goddess Durga at the festival  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a girl eleven years of age (in whom menstruation has not yet commenced, representing the goddess D° at the D° festival), L. [ ID=178729 ]
- An epithet of a girl eleven years old  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रुद्राणी (rudrāṇī) [Printed book page 0915-a ] 2 Epithet of a girl 11 years old. [ ID=24232 ]

### A species of plant (1 definition)
- a species of plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a species of plant (= रुद्र - जटा (rudra-jaṭā) ), L. [ ID=178730 ]

### Deity at Rudrakoti (1 definition)
- the Goddess enshrined at Rudrakoti  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-093 ] Rudrāṇī (II) — the Goddess enshrined at Rudrakoṭi. M. 13. 32. [ ID=11720 ]

### Figure in the 31st Kalpa (1 definition)
- in the 31st Kalpa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Rudrāṇī (III) — in 31st Kalpa. Vā. 23. 10. [ ID=11721 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey 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); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; 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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