Rodhya: 4 definitions
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Rodhya 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
Shaiva philosophy
Rodhya (रोध्य) refers to “that which is to be blocked” (i.e., the soul, whose powers are obstructed by Vāmā through impurity), according to Bhaṭṭa Rāmakaṇṭha’s 10th-century Tattvatrayanirṇayavivṛti—a commentary on the 7th-century Tattvatrayanirṇaya by Sadyojyoti which discusses philosophical aspects of Śiva including the theories of Puruṣas (souls), Māyā (primal matter) and Mala (the innate impurity afflicting souls).—Accordingly, [verses 7-9] “These [souls] are therefore powerless, [in other words] nescient [and] inactive, [being] without any revelation of their powers. And they [i.e., souls] are not able by themselves each to make their own [innately unlimited] abilities devoid of impurity [and thus] all-encompassing. Because of their being blocked by impurity, accordingly they are subject to the uncreated control of Śiva: therefore they belong to the Lord [as creatures] requiring to be blocked, to be bound, to be purified and to be awakened”.—[commentary]: “Just as their impotence and so forth, being caused by impurity, are beginningless, in just the same way their subjection to the control of Śiva, [in other words] their state of being governed, is beginningless. And because of this same fact of being conjoined with impurity they are the Lord’s to be blocked (rodhya) by [His power known as] Vāmā, through her presiding over impurity, and [further] bound by the bonds that derive from primal matter, and purified by initiation, and awakened by knowledge and the others”
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Rodhya (रोध्य):—[from rudh] mfn. to be stopped or checked or restrained (See a-r).
Rodhya (रोध्य):—(von 2. rudh) adj. zurückzuhalten: a [PAÑCAR. 4, 3, 14.]
Rodhya (रोध्य):—Adj. zurückzuhalten in a (Nachtr. 5).
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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Full-text (+0): Samrodhya, Arodhya, Virodhya, Aparodhya, Samrudh.
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