Agharud, Agha-rud: 4 definitions

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Agharud 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Agharud (अघरुद्).—a. [aghaṃ roditi svakarmākṣamatayā yasmāt, rud-apā- dāne kvip]

1) 'making sin weep and fly', Name of a Mantra which destroys sin; fearfully howling (?).

2) [aghe vyasane roditi na tatpratīkārāya ghaṭate, kvip] one who only weeps in times of calamity, but does not try to get over them.

Agharud is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agha and rud (रुद्).

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

Agharud (अघरुद्):—[=agha-rud] [from agha > agh] mfn. ‘howling fearfully’, Name of certain female demons, [Atharva-veda]

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Agharud in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

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