Dictionary meanings for raghu from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. Ved. 1 Quick, rapid.
2 Light, nimble.
3 Fickle.
4 Eager. ghuḥ 1 N. of a celebrated king of the solar race, son of Dilīpa and father of Aja [He appears to have been called Raghu from ragh or rangh ‘to go’, because his father foresaw that the boy would ‘go’ to the end of the holy learning as well as of his enemies in battle; cf. R. 3. 21. True to his name, he commenced the conquest of the directions, went...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (v/I) n. (raṃh; cf. laghu) hastening, going speedily, fleet, rapid RV. 860,2 173182 mf (v/I) n. light, fickle ib. 860,2 173183 m. a racer, fleet courser ib. 860,2 173184 m. N. of an ancient king and ancestor of Ra1ma rāma (described in Raghu-van6s3a raghu-vaṃśa as son of Dili1pa dilīpa and Su-dakshin2a1 su-dakṣiṇā; he was father of Aja aja who was father of Das3a-ratha daśa-ratha; hence he was great-grandfather...
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