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Radh, RÄådh: 8 definitions

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Radh (रधà¥�).â€�4 P. (radhyati, raddhaá¸�; caus. randhayati; desid. °ù¾±°ù²¹»å³ó¾±á¹£a³Ù¾± or riratsati)

1) To hurt, injure, torment, kill, destroy; अकà¥à¤·à¤� रधितà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¥‡à¤­à¥� (aká¹£aá¹� radhitumÄårebhe) Bhaá¹­á¹­ikÄåvya 9.29.

2) To subdue.

3) To become subject to (any one).

4) Ved. To die.

5) Ved. To be completed. -Caus. (randhayati)

1) To hurt, injure; भरतं शोकसंतपà¥à¤¤à¤‚ भूयः शोकैररनà¥à¤§à¤¯à¤¤à¥ (bharataá¹� Å›okasaṃtaptaá¹� bhÅ«yaá¸� Å›okairarandhayat) ¸éÄå³¾.2.81.3.

2) To oppress, torment.

3) To dress, cook or prepare (as food).

See also (synonyms): °ù²¹á¹ƒd³ó.

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RÄådh (राधà¥).—I. 5 P. (°ùÄå»å³ó²Ô´Ç³Ù¾±, °ùÄå»å»å³ó²¹á¸�; desid. °ù¾±°ùÄå³Ù²õ²¹³Ù¾±, but ritsati to 'wish to kill')

1) To propitiate, conciliate, please.

2) To accomplish, effect, complete, perform, achieve.

3) To prepare, make ready.

4) To fall to the lot of any one (also 4 P.).

5) To injure, destroy, kill, exterminate; वानरà¤� भूधरानà¥� रेधà¥à¤� (vÄånarÄå bhÅ«dharÄån redhuá¸�) Bhaá¹­á¹­ikÄåvya 14.19. -II. 4. P. (°ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾±, °ùÄå»å»å³ó²¹)

1) To be favourable or merciful.

2) To be accomplished or finished.

3) To propitiate, look to the welfare of (any one, with dat.); कृषà¥à¤£à¤¾à¤� राधà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¤� गरà¥à¤—à¤� (kṛṣṇÄåya °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾± gargaá¸�) Sk. (i. e. pṛṣṭo gargaá¸� Å›ubhÄåÅ›ubhaá¹� paryÄålocayati).

4) To be successful, to succeed, prosper.

5) To be ready.

6) To kill, destroy. -Caus. (°ùÄå»å³ó²¹²â²¹³Ù¾±-³Ù±ð)

1) To propitiate.

2) To accomplish, complete.

3) To make ready.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Radh (रध�).—[(�, u) ḹradhu] r. 4th cl. (radhyati) 1. To finish, to complete, to accomplish. 2. To hurt, to injure or kill. 3. To be right or correct. 4. To cook or mature.

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RÄådh (राधà¥).—[(au)aurÄådha] r. 4th cl. (°ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾±) 1. To be favourable or merciful. 2. To be ready, to be successful. 3. To kill. With anu or Äå, To propitiate, to adore. With apa, (usually used with a loc., but sometimes with a gen.) 1. To offend, to miss, to err. 2. To injure. With vi, To injure, to offend, to hurt. Caus. (rodhayati-te) With Äå, 1. To please. 2. To serve. r. 5th cl. (°ùÄå»å³ó²Ô´Ç³Ù¾±) 1. To bring anything to fulness or completion, to finish, to effect, to accomplish, to complete. 2. To attain completion, to succeed, to be finished or accomplished. 3. To destroy. With apa prefixed, To offend, to be in fault. With Äåá¹�, To worship, to propitiate by worship.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Radh (रधà¥�).â€�. i. 4, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To perish (ved.). 2. To be at one’s mercy, Chr. 289, 13 = [Rigveda.] i. 50, 13. 3. To kill, to hurt. 4. To be completed, finished, matured. [Causal.] randhaya, 1. To give in one’s power, Chr. 289, 13 = [Rigveda.] i. 50, 13. 2. To pain, to torment, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 2, 81, 3. 3. To destroy, [BhÄågavata-PurÄåṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 21, 2.

� Cf. [Anglo-Saxon.] rendan, To rend.

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RÄådh (राधà¥).â€� (probably °ùÄå-»å³óÄå), ii. 5, °ùÄå»å³ó²Ô³Ü, and i. 4, °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹, [Parasmaipada.] ved. 1. To make merciful or favourable (ii. 5). 2. To make agreeable (ii. 5). 3. To accomplish. 4. To be merciful, or favourable (i. 4). 5. To be accomplished or finished (i. 4). Ptcple. of the pf. pass. °ùÄå»å»å³ó²¹. 1. Accomplished. 2. Perfect in mysterious or magical power, [BhÄågavata-PurÄåṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 11, 17. 3. Cooked. Desider. 1. viratsa. 2. ritsa, To kill, to hurt, to destroy, [Bhaá¹­á¹­ikÄåvya, (ed. Calc.)] 14, 19.

â€� With the prep. apa apa, ii. 5, and i. 4, 1. To offend against, with gen., MahÄåbhÄårata 1, 1389; to injure, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 5, 8. 2. To sin, MahÄåbhÄårata 4, 1611. 3. To restrain, MahÄåbhÄårata 3, 17005. apa°ùÄå»å»å³ó²¹, 1. Sinned, [ÅšÄåkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 57 (na tu grīṣmasyaivaá¹� subhagam apa°ùÄå»å»å³ó²¹á¹� yuvatiá¹£u, But when heat [sins against, i. e.] injures the girls, it is not so charming). 2. Sinning, having sinned, guilty, [ÅšÄåkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 110, 16 (with gen., against).

â€� With abhi abhi, i. 4, To propitiate, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 2, 30, 33.

â€� With Äå Äå, 1. To accomplish, [DaÅ›akumÄåracarita] in Chr. 197, 16 (pass.). [Causal.] 1. To make favourable, to propitiate, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 1, 17, 31. 2. To conciliate, [±á¾±³Ù´Ç±è²¹»å±ðÅ›²¹] iv. [distich] 99; to win, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 2, 60, 6. 3. To worship, [VedÄåntasÄåra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 202, 6. 4. To serve, [MÄånavadharmaÅ›Äåstra] 10, 122; [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] 125, 12 (kim ancnÄårÄådhitena, For what purpose serve him?). 5. To perform, [Bhartá¹›hari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 96. ÄårÄådhita, Pleased, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 35, 4. Comp. Su-, adj. caused to be very propitious, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 2977. Comp. ptcple. of the fut. pass. durÄå°ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹, i. e. dus-, adj. difficult to be propitiated, or worshipped, or served, [Bhartá¹›hari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 78; [BhÄågavata-PurÄåṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 11, 11.

â€� With upÄå upa-Äå, [Causal.] To serve, [MÄånavadharmaÅ›Äåstra] 10, 121.

â€� With samÄå sam-Äå, [Causal.] 1. To make favourable, to propitiate, MahÄåbhÄårata 3, 10344. 2. To satisfy, to get the approbation of, [Uttara RÄåmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 167, 6.

� Cf. etc. (for instead of ); cf. also ved. iradhya.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Radh (रधà¥�).â€�randh radhyati [participle] raddha be or make subject to ([dative]); harass, pain. [Causative] randhayati (te) = [Simple] [transitive] [Intensive] (rÄårandhi) subdue.

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RÄådh (राधà¥).â€�rÄåghnoti °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹te °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾± [participle] °ùÄå»å»å³ó²¹ (q.v.) succeed, prosper (of [person and thing]); be happy, have luck with ([instrumental]); partake of, get at or to ([dative] or [locative]); *prophesy to (°ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾± [with] [dative]); accomplish, bring about; win over, gratify, conciliate. [Causative] rÄådhayati bring about, satisfy.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Radh (रधà¥�):—or randh [class] 4. [Parasmaipada] ([DhÄåtupÄåá¹­ha xxvi, 84]) radhyati ([perfect tense] rarandha, 1. [plural] rarandhima or redhma [grammar]; 3. [plural] rÄåradhuá¸�, [Ṛg-veda]; [Aorist] aradhat, [ib.]; [subjunctive] °ù²¹²Ô»å³óÄ«²õ [imperative] randhi for randdhi, [ib.]; [future] radhitÄå, raddhÄå [grammar]; °ù²¹»å³ó¾±á¹£y²¹³Ù¾±, ratsyati, [ib.]; [infinitive mood] radhitum, [Bhaá¹­á¹­i-kÄåvya]),

—to become subject to ([dative case]), be subdued or overthrown, succumb, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda];

—to be completed or matured, [Monier-Williamsâ€� Sanskrit-English Dictionary] (cf. âˆ�rÄådh);

—to bring into subjection, subdue, [Ṛg-veda];

—to deliver into the hand of ([dative case]), [ib.];

—to hurt, torment, [Bhaá¹­á¹­i-kÄåvya] :—[Causal] randhayati ([Vedic or Veda] also te; [Aorist] °ùÄ«°ù²¹»å³ó²¹³Ù, [Ṛg-veda]; ararandhat [grammar]),

—to make subject, deliver over to ([dative case]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda];

—to torment, afflict, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a];

—to destroy, annihilate, [BhÄågavata-purÄåṇa];

—to cook, prepare (food), [MÄånava-gá¹›hya-sÅ«tra] :—[Desiderative] °ù¾±°ù²¹»å³ó¾±á¹£a³Ù¾±, riratsati [grammar]:

‰ڱõ²Ô³Ù±ð²Ô²õ¾±±¹±ð±Õ rÄåradhyate, rÄåraddhi [grammar] (in, [Ṛg-veda vi, 25, 9] rÄårandhi for rÄåranddhi, and, [v, 54, 13] rÄåranta for rÄårantta) to hand over to, deliver.

2) RÄådh (राधà¥):â€�(cf. âˆ�á¹›d³ó and radh) [class] 5. 4. [Parasmaipada] ([DhÄåtupÄåá¹­ha xvii, 16; xxvi, 71]) °ùÄå»å³ó²Ô´Ç³Ù¾± °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾± ([Vedic or Veda] also pr. rÄådhati and °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹te; [perfect tense] rarÄådha, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. [2. sg. rarÄådhitha or redhita, cf. [PÄåṇini 6-4, 123]]; [Aorist], arÄåtsÄ«t, rÄådhiá¹£i, [Atharva-veda; BrÄåhmaṇa]; Prec. rÄådhyÄåsam, [ib.]; [future] rÄåddhÄå [grammar]; rÄåtsyati, [Atharva-veda; BrÄåhmaṇa]; [indeclinable participle] rÄåddhvÄå, -°ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹, [BrÄåhmaṇa]),

2) —to succeed (said of things), be accomplished or finished, [VÄåjasaneyi-saṃhitÄå; TaittirÄ«ya-saṃhitÄå; Atharva-veda];

2) —to succeed (said of persons), be successful with ([instrumental case]), thrive, prosper, [Ṛg-veda; TaittirÄ«ya-saṃhitÄå; BrÄåhmaṇa; Gá¹›hya-sÅ«tra and Å›rauta-sÅ«tra];

2) —to be ready for, submit to ([dative case]), [Atharva-veda];

2) —to be fit for, partake of, attain to ([dative case] or [locative case]), [Āpastamba; Taittirīya-upaniṣad];

2) â€� (°ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾±) to prophesy to ([dative case]), [PÄåṇini 1-4, 39; KÄåÅ›ikÄå-vá¹›tti];

2) —to accomplish, perform, achieve, make ready, prepare, carry out, [Ṛg-veda; VÄåjasaneyi-saṃhitÄå; BrÄåhmaṇa];

2) —to hit, get at ([accusative]), [TaittirÄ«ya-saṃhitÄå];

2) —to propitiate, conciliate, gratify, [Ṛg-veda; Aitareya-brÄåhmaṇa];

2) —to hurt, injure, destroy, exterminate, [Bhaá¹­á¹­i-kÄåvya] (cf. [PÄåṇini 6-4, 123]) :—[Passive voice] °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹te ([Aorist] arÄådhi), to be conciliated or satisfied, [Ṛg-veda] (cf. °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹te above) :—[Causal] rÄådhayati ([Aorist] a°ùÄ«°ù²¹»å³ó²¹³Ù, [BrÄåhmaṇa]; [Passive voice] °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹te, [MahÄåbhÄårata]),

2) —to accomplish, perform, prepare, make ready, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.;

2) —to make favourable, propitiate, satisfy, [TaittirÄ«ya-saṃhitÄå; TaittirÄ«ya-brÄåhmaṇa] :—[Desiderative] of [Causal] rirÄådhayiá¹£ati, [BrÄåhmaṇa] :—[Desiderative] °ù¾±°ùÄå³Ù²õ²¹³Ù¾± or -ritsati, [PÄåṇini 7-4, 54], [vArttika] 1, [Patañjali] :‰ڱõ²Ô³Ù±ð²Ô²õ¾±±¹±ð±Õ rÄå°ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹te, rÄårÄåddhi [grammar]

3) cf. âˆ�iradh; [Gothic] garedan, rathjÅ; [Slavonic or Slavonian] raditi.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Radh (रधà¥�):â€�(ya, á¸�, u) °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾± 4. a. To finish; to hurt; to be correct; to cook.

2) RÄådh (राधà¥):â€�(ya, au) °ùÄå»å³ó²â²¹³Ù¾± 4. a. (na) rÄåghnoti 5. a. To bring any thing to completion. With apa to sin or fail; with Äå to worship.

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