Rodasi, Rodasī: 9 definitions
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Rodasi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 IndexRodasī (रोदसी).—The two mothers of the world (Heaven and Earth) worshipped for security of place.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 3. 5.

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 dictionaryRodasī (रोदसी).—n. [rud-asun] (in dual), [rodasī] f. Heaven and earth; एते पृष्ठानि रोदसोर्विप्रयन्तो व्यानशुः (ete pṛṣṭhāni rodasorviprayanto vyānaśuḥ) Ṛv.9.22.5; रवः श्रवणभैरवः स्थगितरोदसीकन्दरः (ravaḥ śravaṇabhairavaḥ sthagitarodasīkandaraḥ) Ve.3.2; वेदान्तेषु यमाहुरेकपुरुषं व्याप्य स्थितं रोदसी (vedānteṣu yamāhurekapuruṣaṃ vyāpya sthitaṃ rodasī) V.1.1; Śiśupālavadha 18.15.
See also (synonyms): rodas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRodasī (रोदसी).—f. (-sī) 1. Heaven, paradise. 2. Earth. f. Dual. (-syī) Heaven and earth. E. ṅīp added to the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRodasī (रोदसी).—1. [feminine] [dual] heaven and earth.
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Rodasī (रोदसी).—2. [feminine] Rudra's wife.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rodasī (रोदसी):—[from rud] a See p.889, [columns] 1, 2.
2) [from rodas] b f. ([dual number], once sg.) heaven and earth, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] (sg.) Name of lightning as wife of Rudra and companion of the Maruts (also rodasī), [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] the earth, [Rāmāyaṇa; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRodasī (रोदसी):—(sī) 3. f. Idem.
[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 corpusRōdasi (ರೋದಸಿ):—[noun] (pl.) the earth and sky.
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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Partial matches: Ruda, A, Shi, Ci.
Starts with: Rodasipra.
Full-text (+22): Rodasipra, Rodas, Rodastva, Nadhas, Sudogha, Sarvamatri, Dhrajas, Lokamatar, Atapyamana, Kraksh, Abdimant, Sudhrishtama, Bhuridhara, Bhyas, Sushthana, Kramana, Vishvaminva, Abhyardhayajvan, Pra, Prayajyu.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Goddesses from the Samhitas to the Sutras (by Rajeshri Goswami)
Description of Goddess Dhisana < [Chapter 2]
Wives of the Gods < [Chapter 3]
Description of the River-Goddesses < [Chapter 1]
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
The Legends and Myth of Savitri < [Chapter 2 - Varieties of Myths]
The Legends and Myth of Indra < [Chapter 2 - Varieties of Myths]
The concept of Vamana-Avatara (incarnation) < [Chapter 4 - Significance of Vaishnava Myths]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Third Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)
Part 11 - Vannamani (Vac Nama) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.34 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 10.57 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]