rudra

Dictionary meanings for rudra from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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rudra

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [roditi rud-rak Uṇ. 2. 22] 1 Dreadful, terrific, frightful, for- midable.

2 Great, large.

3 Driv- ing away evil.

4 Praiseworthy. draḥ 1 N. of a group of gods, eleven in number, supposed to be inferior manifestations of Śiva or Śaṅkara, [Page0915-a+ 57] who is said to be the head of the group; rudrāṇāṃ śaṃkaraścāsmi Bg. 10. 23; rudrāṇāmapi mūrdhānaḥ kṣatahuṃkāraśaṃsinaḥ Ku. 2. 26.

2 N. of Śiva.

3 Fire....

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

&c, see p. 883, col. 1. 114019 884,1 178750

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