ṛju

Dictionary meanings for ṛju from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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ṛju

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [arjayati guṇān, arj-u Tv.] (ju or jvī f.) (compar. ṛjīyas, superl. ṛjiṣṭha) 1 Straight (fig. also); umāṃ sa paśyan ṛjunaiva cakṣuṣā Ku. 5. 32; Śi. 10. 13, 12. 18, 20. 77; ºpraṇā- ma R. 6. 25.

2 Upright, honest, straight-forward; Pt. 1. 415.

3 Simple-minded, plain; Mk. 5; Ratn. 2, 3.

4 Favourable, beneficial, good. Comp. āyata a. sitting or being upright and stretched up or distended; Ku. 3. 45; M. 2....

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mf (jv/I) n. (arj Un2. i, 28; probably fr. 2. ṛñj, col. 3 BRD.), tending in a straight direction, straight (lit. and fig.; opp. to vṛjin/a), upright, honest, right, sincere RV.; AV. xiv, 1, 34; TS. &c Mn.; MBh. &c 225,2 38793 ind. in the right manner, correctly RV. ii, 3, 7; v, 46, 1; x, 67, 2; AitBr. iii, 3, 10 225,2 38794 mf (jv/I) n. in a straight line, straight on Sus3r. &c 225,2 38795 mf (jv/I) n. compar....

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