Rudrani, 搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹�: 15 definitions
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Rudrani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀).鈥擜nother name of P膩rvat墨. (For further details see under P膩rvat墨).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀).鈥擜 name of Um膩:1 the world of.2
1b) The Goddess enshrined at Rudrako峁璱.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 13. 32.
1c) In 31st Kalpa.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 23. 10.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀) is an epithet for the Goddess according to the Bhairav墨stotra in the 艢r墨matottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淰ictory! Victory (to you) O goddess (产丑补驳补惫补迟墨)! [...] Omnipresent goddess! 搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹�! Raudr墨! Firmly fixed one (诲丑谤耻惫腻)! Salvation from the world of transmigration, which is terrible and hard to traverse! Salutation (to you) whose nature is inaccessible (to the fettered)! Deformed one! Supreme one! Daughter of the Himalayas! Mother of the world! Seed of the universe! [...]鈥�.
Note: Kubjik膩 is commonly identified with Raudr墨, also called 搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� or Rudra艣akti as well as Mah膩pi峁単al膩.
: Sreenivasarao's blog: Saptamatrka (part 4)Rudrani or Maheshvari refers to one of the seven mother-like goddesses (Matrika).鈥擳he Matrikas emerge as shaktis from out of the bodies of the gods: Maheshvari from Shiva. The order of the Saptamatrka usually begins with Brahmi symbolizing creation. Then, Vaishnavi. Then, Maheshvari, who resides in the hearts of all beings, breaths in life and individuality.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀) is another name for 搁耻诲谤补箩补峁�, a medicinal plant identified with Aristolochia indica (Indian birthwort or duck flower) from the Aristolochiaceae or 鈥渂irthwort family鈥� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.79-81 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The third chapter (驳耻岣嵟玞测腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book contains climbers and creepers (惫墨谤耻诲丑). Together with the names 搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� and 搁耻诲谤补箩补峁�, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀) refers to a type of Vrata (鈥渙bservance鈥�), as quoted by H峁沝aya艣iva in his Pr膩ya艣cittasamuccaya (verse 10.27-35).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Wearing yellow garments and yellow garlands and unguents and a yellow sacred thread he should perform the excellent observance of 谤耻诲谤腻峁嚹� for a month. The competent ritualist, constantly devoted to the worship of 艢iva, should perform the observance for 辫耻谤耻峁ａ弓耻迟补 for one month with all accoutrements being black. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀).鈥�
1) The wife of Rudra, Name of P膩rvat墨; 啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀啶ぞ 啶啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶班啶︵啶班 啶︵う啶班啶� 啶膏啶掂啶｀啶班啶掂啶む (rudr膩峁噛膩 bhagav膩n rudro dadar艣a svaga峁嘺irv峁泃a岣�) Bh膩gavata 12.1.3.
2) Epithet of a girl 11 years old.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀).鈥攆. (-峁嚹�) The goddess Durga, as the wife of Ruda or Siva. E. rudra Siva, 峁吥梗 aff., 腻苍耻办 augment.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀).鈥攕ee the last.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀).鈥擺feminine] Rudra's wife.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀):鈥擺from rud] f. Rudra鈥檚 wife, the goddess Durg膩, [艢膩峁卥h膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a girl eleven years of age (in whom menstruation has not yet commenced, representing the goddess D掳 at the D掳 festival), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a species of plant (= 谤耻诲谤补-箩补峁�), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁耻诲谤腻峁嚹� (啶班啶︵啶班ぞ啶｀):鈥�(办峁Ｄ�) 3. f. The goddess 顿耻谤驳腻.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRudr膩峁噄 (嗖班硜嗖︵硩嗖班簿嗖｀部):鈥擺noun] P膩rvati, wife of 艢iva.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Rudranirmalya, Rudranirudra, Rudraniyoga.
Full-text (+26): Raudrani, Rudra, Maheshvari, Pitavasa, Diksa, Niyut, Iravati, Uruttirani, Ti, Ardranandakari, Dhriti, Svadha, Rudrakoti, Rasala, Uma, Sarpis, Aindrani, Agnimatara, Yamyamatri, Saptamatrika.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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