Dictionary meanings for vīrudh from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. 1 A spreading creep- er; latā pratāninī vīrut Ak.; āhosvi- tprasavo mamāpacaritairviṣṭaṃbhito vīrudhāṃ Ś. 5. 9; Ku. 5. 34; R. 8. 36.
2 A branch, shoot.
3 A plant which grows after being cut.
4 A creeper, a shrub in general; Ki. 4. 19.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. (once in MBh. m.; fr. 3. vi + 1. rudh = ruh cf. vi-sruh) a plant, herb (esp. a creeping plant or a low shrub) RV. &c (vīr/udhām p/atiḥ, lord of plants, in RV. applied to Soma soma, in MBh. to the moon) 1007,1 203947 f. a branch, shoot W. 1007,1 203948 f. a plant which grows again after being cut MW. 1007,1 203949 f. the snare or noose of Indra indra Pa1rGr2. 128283 1007,1 203950