rudra
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[apte] 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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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...
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- Part of Speech
- NOUN
- Total Occurrences
- 3
- Texts Appeared In
- 3
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raudrī jaṭā rudrajaṭā ca rudrā saumyā sugandhā suhatā ghanā ca
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jayā ca vijayā rudrā ajitā ca sadāśivā
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samādhucchandasā rudrā gāyatrī praṇavānvitā