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rudraरुद्रrudrá mfn. (prob.) crying, howling, roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible, horrible (applied to the Aśvins, Agni, Indra, Mitra, Varuṇa, and the spáśaḥ), [RV.]; [AV.] (accord. to others ‘red, shining, glittering’, fr. a √ rud or rudh connected with rudhira; others ‘strong, having or bestowing strength or power’, fr. a √ rud = vṛd, vṛdh; native authorities give also the following meanings, ‘driving away evil’; ‘running about and roaring’, fr. ru + dra = 2. dru; ‘praiseworthy, to be praised’; ‘a praiser, worshipper’ = stotṛ, [Naigh. iii, 16])
rudrá 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 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 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 [VP. 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 [VP. 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. [RTL. 75] &c.)
N. of the number ‘eleven’ (from the 11 Rudras), [VarBṛS.]
the eleventh, [Cat.]
(in astrol.) N. of the first Muhūrta
(in music) of a kind of stringed instrument (cf. rudrī and rudra-vīṇā)
of the letter e, [Up.]
of various men, [Kathās.]; [Rājat.]
of various teachers and authors (also with ācārya, kavi, bhaṭṭa, śarman, sūri &c.), [Cat.]
of a king, [Buddh.]
du. (incorrect acc. to, [Vām. v, 2, 1]) Rudra and Rudrāṇī (cf. also bhavā-r° and somā-rudra)
pl. the Rudras or sons of Rudra (sometimes identified with or distinguished from the Maruts who are 11 or 33 in number), [RV.] &c. &c.
an abbreviated N. for the texts or hymns addressed to Rudra, [GṛŚrS.]; [Gaut.]; [Vas.] (cf. rudra-japa)
of a people (v.l. puṇḍra), [VP.]
&c. See p. 883, col. 1.
rudrabhūरुद्रभूrudra—bhū f. ‘R°'s ground’, a cemetery, [L.]
rudrajaरुद्रजrudra—ja m. ‘produced from R°’, quick-silver (supposed to be the semen of Śiva), [L.]
rudrakaरुद्रकm. N. of a man, [Buddh.] (v.l. udraka).
rudrasūरुद्रसूrudra—sū f. a mother of 11 children, [L.]
rudraṭaरुद्रटm. (with śatānanda) N. of a writer on rhetoric (son of Vāmuka), [Cat.]
rudratvaरुद्रत्वrudra—tva n. the being Rudra, [Kāṭh.]; [MaitrUp.] &c.
rudravatरुद्रवत्rudrá—vat (rudrá-), mfn. having R° or the R°, [VS.]; [TS.] &c.
rudrabhūmiरुद्रभूमिrudra—bhūmi f. = -bhū above, [MW.]
rudrabhūtiरुद्रभूतिrudra—bhūti m. N. of a preceptor, [L.]
of a chief, [Inscr.]
rudradharaरुद्रधरrudra—dhara m. N. of various authors, [Cat.]
rudrabaliरुद्रबलिrudra—bali m. an oblation of flesh &c. presented to the R°, [W.]
rudradevaरुद्रदेवrudra—deva m. N. of various persons, [Inscr.]; [Cat.]
rudragītaरुद्रगीतrudra—gīta n. ([BhP.]) or f(A). sg. or pl. ([RāmatUp.]; [Cat.]) the song of Rudra (in which Agastya repeats a dialogue between himself and R°).
rudragaṇaरुद्रगणrudra—gaṇa m. the class of (beings called) Rudras (see under rudra), [VarBṛS.]
rudrahāsaरुद्रहासrudra—hāsa m. N. of a partic. divine being, [Bālar.]
rudrahūtiरुद्रहूतिrudrá—hūti (rudrá-), mfn. invoked by the R° (or accord. to [Mahīdh.] ‘by praisers’), [VS.] (cf. rudrá-hotṛ).
rudrahotṛरुद्रहोतृrudrá—hotṛ (rudrá-), mfn. having the R° for invokers, being invoked by the R°, [TĀr.] (cf. rudrá-hūti).
rudrajapaरुद्रजपrudra—japa m. N. of a prayer or hymn addressed to R°, [VarBṛS.]; [NṛsUp.]
rudrajaṭāरुद्रजटाrudra—jaṭā f. ‘R°'s hair’, a species of creeper, [Bhpr.]
rudrakālīरुद्रकालीrudra—kālī f. a form of Durgā, [VP.]
rudrakāṭiरुद्रकाटिrudra—kāṭi f. w.r. for -koṭi.
rudrakośaरुद्रकोशrudra—kośa m. N. of a lexicon by Rudra.
rudrakoṭiरुद्रकोटिrudra—koṭi f. N. of a place of pilgrimage, [MBh.]
rudralatāरुद्रलताrudra—latā f. a species of creeper, [L.]
rudralokaरुद्रलोकrudra—loka m. R°'s world, [Hariv.]; [VP.]
rudramaṇiरुद्रमणिrudra—maṇi m. (also with tri-pāṭhin), N. of authors, [Cat.]
rudramayaरुद्रमयrudra—maya mf(I)n. having the essence of R°, [Hariv.]
rudranāthaरुद्रनाथrudra—nātha m. ([Cat.]) N. of author.
rudrapāṭhaरुद्रपाठrudra—pāṭha m. N. of wk.
rudrapālaरुद्रपालrudra—pāla m. N. of a man, [Rājat.]
rudrapūjāरुद्रपूजाrudra—pūjā f. N. of wk.
rudrapuraरुद्रपुरrudra—pura n. N. of a province, [W.]
rudrarāśiरुद्रराशिrudra—rāśi m. N. of a man, [Inscr.]
rudrarāyaरुद्ररायrudra—rāya m. N. of a king, [Kṣitīś.]
rudrasīhaरुद्रसीहrudra—sīha m. (Prākṛt for -siṃha) N. of a king, [Inscr.]
rudrasūriरुद्रसूरिrudra—sūri m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rudrasakhaरुद्रसखrudra—sakha m. ‘Rudra's friend’, N. of Kubera, [L.]
rudrasenāरुद्रसेनाrudra—senā f. R°'s army, [ŚāṅkhŚr.] (pl.)
rudrasenaरुद्रसेनrudra—sena m. N. of a warrior, [MBh.]
rudrasomāरुद्रसोमाrudra—somā f. N. of the wife of a Soma-deva, [HPariś.]
rudrasomaरुद्रसोमrudra—soma m. N. of a Brāhman, [Kathās.]
rudrasutaरुद्रसुतrudra—suta m. a patr. of Skanda, [Kād.]
rudravīṇāरुद्रवीणाrudra—vīṇā f. a kind of lute, [Saṃgīt.]
rudravaṭaरुद्रवटrudra—vaṭa N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh.]
rudravidhiरुद्रविधिrudra—vidhi m. N. of wk.
rudrabhāṣyaरुद्रभाष्यrudra—bhāṣya n. N. of various works.
rudrabhaṭṭaरुद्रभट्टrudra—bhaṭṭa m. (also with ācārya), N. of various scholars and authors, [Cat.]
rudracaṇḍīरुद्रचण्डीrudra—caṇḍī f. a form of Durgā, [Cat.]
N. of a section in the Rudra-yāmala and of a Stotra.
rudradāmanरुद्रदामन्rudra—dāman m. N. of a king, [Inscr.]
rudradattaरुद्रदत्तrudra—datta m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
of a wk. on medicine
rudragarbhaरुद्रगर्भrudra—garbha m. ‘Rudra's offspring’, N. of Agni, [MBh.]
rudrajāpinरुद्रजापिन्rudra—jāpaka ([NṛsUp.]) or rudra—jā°pin ([ib.]; [Yājñ.]), mfn. one who recites the R° in a low tone.
rudrajāpyaरुद्रजाप्यrudra—jāpya n. = -japa above, [Cat.]
rudrakalpaरुद्रकल्पrudra—kalpa m. N. of wk.
rudranyāsaरुद्रन्यासrudra—nyāsa m. N. of wk.
rudrapatnīरुद्रपत्नीrudra—patnī f. Rudra's wife, the goddess Durgā, [L.]
Linum Usitatissimum, [L.]
rudrapriyāरुद्रप्रियाrudra—priyā f. ‘dear to R°’, Terminalia Chebula, [L.]
the goddess Pārvatī, [W.]
rudraputraरुद्रपुत्रrudra—putra m. R°'s son, a patr. of the 12th Manu, [MārkP.] (cf. -sāvarṇi).
rudrapuṣpaरुद्रपुष्पrudra—puṣpa n. the China rose, Rosa Sinensis, [L.]
rudraromanरुद्ररोमन्rudra—roman f. N. of one of the Mātṛs attending upon Skanda, [MBh.]
rudrasāmanरुद्रसामन्rudra—sāman n. N. of a partic. Sāman, [Saṃskārak.]
rudrasūktaरुद्रसूक्तrudra—sūkta n. N. of a partic. hymn, [Saṃskārak.]
rudrasūtraरुद्रसूत्रrudra—sūtra n. N. of wk.
rudrasarasरुद्रसरस्rudra—saras n. N. of a lake, [Cat.]
rudrasargaरुद्रसर्गrudra—sarga m. R°'s creation, [VarP.]
the creation of the 11 R°, [Cat.]
rudrasṛṣṭiरुद्रसृष्टिrudra—sṛṣṭi f. R°'s creation, (or) the creation of the 11 R°, [Cat.] (cf. -sarga).
rudrasiṃhaरुद्रसिंहrudra—siṃha m. N. of various men, [Cat.]
rudravrataरुद्रव्रतrudra—vrata n. a partic. religious observance, [Cat.]
rudrayajñaरुद्रयज्ञrudra—yajña m. an oblation or sacrifice offered to R°, [Kathās.]
rudrabhairavīरुद्रभैरवीrudra—bhairavī f. a form of Durgā, [Cat.]
rudraśarmanरुद्रशर्मन्rudra—śarman m. N. of a Brāhman, [Kathās.]
rudracandraरुद्रचन्द्रrudra—candra m. N. of a king, [Cat.]
rudradīpikāरुद्रदीपिकाrudra—dīpikā f. N. of various works.
rudrahavanaरुद्रहवनrudra—havana m. or n. (?) N. of wk.
rudrahṛdayaरुद्रहृदयrudra—hṛdaya n. N. of wk.
rudrajāpakaरुद्रजापकrudra—jāpaka ([NṛsUp.]) or rudra—jā°pin ([ib.]; [Yājñ.]), mfn. one who recites the R° in a low tone.
rudrajapanaरुद्रजपनrudra—japana n. the recitation of the R° in a low tone, [Cat.]
rudrakalaśaरुद्रकलशrudra—kalaśa m. ‘Rudra's jar’, a partic. receptacle for water used in making oblations to the planets, [Cat.]
rudrakavacaरुद्रकवचrudra—kavaca n. N. of wk.
rudrakumāraरुद्रकुमारrudra—kumāra m. N. of a man, [Cat.]
rudramantraरुद्रमन्त्रrudra—mantra m. N. of wk.
rudranandinरुद्रनन्दिन्rudra—nandin m. ([Sadukt.]) N. of author.
rudrapūjanaरुद्रपूजनrudra—pūjana n. N. of wk.
rudrapraśnaरुद्रप्रश्नrudra—praśna m. N. of wk.
rudrapurāṇaरुद्रपुराणrudra—purāṇa n. N. of wk.
rudrarodanaरुद्ररोदनrudra—rodana n. ‘R°'s tears’, gold, [BhP.]
rudraskandaरुद्रस्कन्दrudra—skanda or rudra—skanda-svāmin, m. N. of a commentator, [Cat.]
rudrasvāminरुद्रस्वामिन्rudra—svāmin m. N. of a man, [Inscr.]
rudrasvargaरुद्रस्वर्गrudra—svarga m. R°'s heaven, [Cat.]
rudratanayaरुद्रतनयrudra—tanaya m. ‘R°'s son’, N. of Punishment, [MBh.]
of a sword, [L.]
(with Jainas) of the third black Vāsudeva, [L.]
rudravidhānaरुद्रविधानrudra—vidhāna n. N. of wk. (and -paddhati f.)
rudravratinरुद्रव्रतिन्rudra—vra°tin m. a Kṣatriya who stands on one foot, [L.]
rudrayāmalaरुद्रयामलrudra—yāmala n. N. of a Tantra wk. in the form of a dialogue between Bhairava and Bhairavī
rudrayāmilaरुद्रयामिलrudra—yāmila n. = -yāmala above.
rudracchattraरुद्रच्छत्त्रrudra—cchattra m. N. of a man, [ib.]
rudracaṇḍikaरुद्रचण्डिकrudra—caṇḍika N. of a partic. text or formula, [Cat.]
rudradarśanaरुद्रदर्शनrudra—darśana mfn. of dreadful appearance, terrific, [R.]
rudradattīyaरुद्रदत्तीयrudra—da°ttīya n. N. of wk.
rudragāyatrīरुद्रगायत्रीrudra—gāyatri (mc.) or rudra—gāya°trī, f. N. of the text tatpuruṣāya — tan no rudraḥ pracodayāt ([TĀr. i, 10, 5]) and of a modification of it, [Hcat.]