Ruha, Ruhā: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Ruha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRuhā (रुहा).—Daughter of Surasā, the mother of Nāgas. She had two sisters called Analā and Vīrudhā. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Dākṣiṇātya Pāṭha, Chapter 66).

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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusRuha (रुह) refers to the “(bodily) hairs” (of an elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “4. From excess of joy, O prince, arises the must of elephants; but the must of an elephant declines when he is bereft of joy. 5. From the eyes, palate, temples, ears, navel, penis, trunk, and nipples, and from the hairs of the body (tanū-ruha), thus in many ways the must-fluid may flow, O king”.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryruha : (adj.) (in cpds.) growing; rising up; ascending.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Ruha, 2 (poetical for ruhira (rohita)=lohita) blood, in cpd. ruhaṃghasa blood-eater, a name for panther J. III, 481 (=ruhira-bhakkha lohita-pāyin C.). (Page 574)
2) Ruha, 1 (adj.) (-°) (fr. ruh: see rūhati) growing, a tree, in cpds. : jagati°, dharaṇi°, mahī°, etc. (Page 574)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryruha (रुह).—p S Growing or sprung up. In comp. as śirōruha The hair; sarōruha A lotus; kararuha A nail; mahīruha A tree or plant.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishruha (रुह).—p Sprung up. śirōruha The hair, as in sarōruha A lotus.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRuha (रुह).—a. (At the end of comp.) Growing or produced in; as महीरुह्, पङ्केरुह (mahīruh, paṅkeruha) &c.
See also (synonyms): ruh.
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Ruhā (रुहा).—The Dūrvā grass.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRuha (रुह).—mfn.
(-haḥ-hā-haṃ) 1. Growing, springing up. 2. Mounted, ascended. E. ruh to grow, aff. ka .
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Ruhā (रुहा).—f.
(-hā) Bent grass, (Panicum dactylon.) E. ruh to grow, affs. ka and ṭāp.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryRuha (रुह).—[ruh + a], I. adj. 1. Growing. 2. Mounted. Ii. f. hā, Bent grass.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRuha (रुह).—[adjective] growing on, springing from (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ruha (रुह):—[from ruh] mf(ā)n. (ifc.) = [preceding] (cf. aṅga-, ambu-, kara-, jala-r etc.)
2) [v.s. ...] mounted, ascended, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) Ruhā (रुहा):—[from ruha > ruh] f. Panicum Dactylon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] = rohiṇī, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ruha (रुह):—[(haḥ-hā-haṃ) a.] Growing, ascended.
2) Ruhā (रुहा):—(hā) 1. f. Bent grass.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryRūha (रूह) [Also spelled ruh]:—(nf) soul; spirit; essence; ~[aphajā] refreshing; —[kabja honā] to be frightened out of wits; —[kāṃpanā] to shudder, to be mortally scared; —[phanā honā] to be mortally scared, to shudder.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRūha (ರೂಹ):—[noun] = ರೂಪು [rupu].
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)
Starts with (+22): Lohita, Rohaka, Rohana, Rohaniya, Rohanti, Rohati, Rohini, Rohita, Ropa, Ropaka, Ropaya, Ropayati, Ropayeyya, Ropayim, Ropayimsu, Ropayissam, Ropayissami, Ropayitvana, Ropenta, Ropenti.
Full-text (+287): Rohini, Mahiruha, Saroruha, Aruha, Pankeruha, Tanuruha, Arohana, Kararuha, Ruhaka, Jagatiruha, Siroruha, Lohita, Amburuha, Agniruha, Aroha, Ropana, Taruruha, Phaleruha, Ropa, Chinnaruha.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.314 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 3.3.74 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Verse 2.1.231 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 11.7 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Text 10.129 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Text 3 < [Second Stabaka]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A critical review of logic behind use of asthapanopaga gana in various niruha bastis < [2017, Issue XI November,]