Rauhiṇa, Rauhina: 10 definitions
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Rauhiṇa 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Rauhiṇa (रौहिण).—A muhūrta fit for dānas.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 17. 3.
1b) A branch of Sāman for recitation at śrāddha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 17. 38.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRauhiṇa (रौहिण).—a. (-ṇī f.) Born under the Nakṣatra Rohiṇī.
-ṇaḥ 1 The sandal tree.
2) The fig-tree; तमुवाच खगश्रेष्ठं तत्र रौहिणपादपः (tamuvāca khagaśreṣṭhaṃ tatra rauhiṇapādapaḥ)Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.29.42.
3) Name of Agni.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRauhiṇa (रौहिण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) Sandal-wood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRauhiṇa (रौहिण).— (cf. rohita), n. Sandal wood, Mahābhārata 1, 1381.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRauhiṇa (रौहिण).—[adjective] relating to Rohiṇī (cf. rohita); [masculine] [Name] of a demon etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rauhiṇa (रौहिण):—mf(ī)n. ([from] rohiṇī) connected with the Nakṣatra Rohiṇī, born under it, [Pāṇini 4-3, 37 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) m. the sandal tree ([according to] to others ‘the Indian fig-tree’), [Suparṇādhyāya; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
3) Name of [particular] Purodāsas used in the Pravargya ceremony, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
4) Name of Agni, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
5) of a demon slain by Indra, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
6) of a man (with the [patronymic] vāsiṣṭha), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Taittirīya-āraṇyaka]
7) [plural] Name of a grammatical school, [Pāṇini 6-2, 36 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
8) n. sandal-wood, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
9) the 9th Muhūrta of the day, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) Name of various Sāmans, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRauhiṇa (रौहिण):—(ṇaḥ) 1. m. Sandal-wood.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRauhiṇa (ರೌಹಿಣ):—[adjective] having (one’s) birth star as Rōhiṇi.
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Rauhiṇa (ರೌಹಿಣ):—
1) [noun] Agni, the Fire-God.
2) [noun] the tree Butea superba of Papilionaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+2): Rauhinakapala, Rauhinahavani, Rauhinya, Rauhityayani, Rauhinaka, Rauheya, Rauhitaka, Rauhineshvaratirtha, Rauhidashva, Rauhi, Rauhinayana, Rauhinika, Maharauhina, Rauhish, Rauhini, Rauhita, Rauhishi, Rauhisha, Rauhineya, Rohiṇa.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XIV, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Fourteenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XIV, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Fourteenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XII, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 5 < [Twelfth Kāṇḍa]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.5: The Pravargya rite < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 206 - Procedure for Performing Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 9 - Vidyāpati Reports to Indradyumna < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 1 - A Dialogue between Jaimini and the Sages < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras (by Hermann Oldenberg)