Ruta, Rūta, Ru-ta, Rù tǎ: 17 definitions
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Ruta means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Ruta (रुत) refers to the “cry (of an elephant)” (which is produced from the tongue root), 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 2, “on favorable marks”]: “13. Their cry (ruta) that is produced from the tongue root (soft palate) shall be called ‘frothy’ [jihvāmūlasamudbhavaṃ nigaditaṃ phenāyitaṃ syād rutaṃ]; that produced from the lip and the (hard) palate is ‘boated’ (?); that produced in the throat is their ‘roar’, that produced in the cheeks and trunk, their ‘laughter’. All these are auspicious. The sounds of elephants that are due to hunger, thirst, grief, and fright are declared to be very inauspicious.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Ruta (रुत) refers to the “language” (spoken by the Devas, Nāgas, Yakṣas and Gandharvas), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 22, v2).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, O Subhūti, the Bodhisattva-mahāsattva in the ninth ground (sādhumatī-bhūmi) must completetly fulfill twelve dharmas. What are these twelve? [...] The knowledge of the languages [i.e., ruta-jñāna] spoken by the Devas, Nāgas, Yakṣas and Gandharvas. – This is by virtue of the unhindered modes of expression.
Ruta (रुत) (Cf. Brahmasvara) refers to a “language” [?] , according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (43) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Ornaments for body’, the characteristics of a great man and the marks of beauty will be fulfilled; (44) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Ornaments for speech’, by the voice of Brahmā (brahmasvara-ruta), the thoughts of all beings will be pleased; (45) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Ornaments for thought’, they will never give up their concentration; [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Chinese Buddhism
入塔 [ru ta]—To inter the bones or body of a monk in a dagoba; v. 入骨 [ru gu].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
入塔 [ru ta]—Enshrinement in a Pagoda (rù tǎ) – [Ritual] The act of placing the relics (bones) or the entire body of a deceased monk inside a pagoda. At this time, a Buddhist ritual (佛事 [fu shi] fóshì) for the enshrinement takes place. See Xiangqi Jian (象器箋 [xiang qi jian]) 14.
入塔—【儀式】納亡僧遺骨或全身於塔內。此時有入塔之佛事。見象器箋十四。
[yí shì] nà wáng sēng yí gǔ huò quán shēn yú tǎ nèi. cǐ shí yǒu rù tǎ zhī fú shì. jiàn xiàng qì jiān shí sì.
[yi shi] na wang seng yi gu huo quan shen yu ta nei. ci shi you ru ta zhi fu shi. jian xiang qi jian shi si.
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
ruta : (pp. of ravati) made a noise; cried. (nt.), cry of an animal. (pp. of rudati), cried; lamented.
Rūta, at J. III, 276 read ruta (q. v.). (Page 574)
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Ruta, (nt.) (pp. of ravati: see rava & ravati) noise, sound‹-› (ing); cry, singing Th. 1, 1103; J. I, 207 (T. reading ruda is explained in C. as ruta with °da for °ta: ta-kārassa dakāro kato); III, 276 (sabba-ruta-jānana-manta: spell of knowing all animal-sounds; T. reads rūta; cp. sabbarāva-jānana J. III, 415); VI, 475 (rudaññu=ruta-jña C.; same meaning); Miln. 178 (sakuṇa-ruta-ravita); VvA. (karavīka°). (Page 573)
ruta (ရုတ) [(na) (န)]—
[ru+ta．ru-sadde．nīti,dhātu．145．ravīyati bhagavatā kathīyatīti rutaṃ,pāḷi．pā,yo．19．ruta-saṃ．rua-prā．addhamāgadhī．]
[ရု+တ။ ရု-သဒ္ဒေ။ နီတိ၊ဓာတု။၁၄၅။ ရဝီယတိ ဘဂဝတာ ကထီယတီတိ ရုတံ၊ ပါဠိ။ ပါစိတ်၊ ယော။၁၉။ ရုတ-သံ။ ရုအ-ပြာ။ အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ။]
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ruta (रुत).—p. p. [ru-kta]
1) Sounded.
2) Broken to pieces.
-tam A cry, yell, roar, sound or noise in general; neigh (of horses), note (of birds), humming (of bees); पक्षि°, हंस°, कोकिल°, अलि° (pakṣi°, haṃsa°, kokila°, ali°); समदशिखिरुतानि (samadaśikhirutāni) Kirātārjunīya 1.25; आमत्तकोकिलरुतव्यथिता (āmattakokilarutavyathitā) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 8.4.
Ruta (रुत).—nt. (= Pali id.; in Sanskrit seems to be used only of cries of animals and especially birds; see also next), (1) voice, cry, sound, especially (perhaps exclusively) of any living being, incl. men and notably Buddhas: sattvānāṃ rutāni Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 357.5, of all creatures in the universe; sarva-ruta-kauśalyā- vartāṃ (see āvarta) ca nāma dhāraṇīṃ 475.9; ruta ma- dhura Lalitavistara 421.14 (verse), of Buddha's voice; of the voice or speech of various creatures incl. Buddhas, Bhadracarī 4, 18, 30, 31; snigdharutaiḥ Lalitavistara 173.17 (verse), by sweet sounds, here parallel with rūpa, gandha, rasa, and sparśa, hence may be more general, = -śabda, sound of any sort; rutāni ca divyāni…saṃpravādyetsuḥ Mahāvastu ii.160.18; (2) in Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra, and compare Asaṅga (Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra) i.7 with Lévi's note, used in derogatory sense (Lévi connects it directly with the Sanskrit application of ruta to animal cries), (mere) words, the ‘letter’ as dis- tinguished from the (real, esoteric) meaning (artha): yathā- rutārthābhiniviṣṭānāṃ Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 14.3, attached to the (super- ficial) meaning according to (literal) words; yathārutār- thagrahaṇaṃ na kartavyam bodhisattvena 154.8; de- finition of ruta, physiological speech, 154.14 ff., while in contrast (true, esoteric) artha is defined 154.17 ff.; in sub- stantially the same sense vyañjana, q.v., is commoner.
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Rutā (रुता).—voice, speech: in Lalitavistara 286.20—21 (prose) read, ekarutā-(Lefm. °tāṃ, misprint?)-sarva-ruta-ravaṇī (Lefm. °racanī, v.l. °ramaṇī; our reading proved by Tibetan skad cig gis skad thams cad sgrog pa daṅ, by one speech proclaiming all speech), epithet of the Buddha's voice or speech; this form, in prose, confirms rutā in Mahāvyutpatti 482—3, cited s.v. ravita, despite the fact that the same passage in Sūtral. xii.9, commentary (p.80, lines 19—20) has ruta.
Rutā can also be spelled as Ruta (रुत).
Ruta (रुत).—n.
(-taṃ) 1. The cry of birds, &c. 2. The humming of bees. 3. Any cry or noise. E. ru to sound, to make a particular sound, aff. kta .
Ruta (रुत).—1. [adjective] sounding with (—°); [neuter] roaring, shouting, neighing, singing (of birds), etc.
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Ruta (रुत).—2. [adjective] broken down, ill.
1) Ruta (रुत):—[from ru] 1. ruta mfn. sounded, made to resound, filled with cries (of animals), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. (often [plural]) any cry or noise, roar, yell, neigh (of horses), song, note (of birds), hum (of bees), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
3) [from ru] 2. ruta mfn. broken to pieces, shattered, divided, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
4) a 1. 2. ruta etc. See p. 881, col. 3.
Ruta (रुत):—(taṃ) 1. n. Cry of birds; any cry.
[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
Ruta (ರುತ):—
1) [adjective] sounded; uttered; spoken.
2) [adjective] broken into pieces; shattered.
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Ruta (ರುತ):—[noun] the characteristic cry of an animal.
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)
Partial matches: Ru, Ta, Dhavala.
Starts with (+13): Rotati, Ru tai xiang, Ru tan, Ru tang, Ru tang ba jia, Ru tang wu fa, Ruta angustifolia, Ruta chalepensis, Ruta di capra, Ruta graveolens, Rutaba, Rutabhijna, Rutaganzwa, Rutajananasattha, Rutajna, Rutajnana, Rutaka, Rutakebandi, Rutana, Rutanana.
Full-text (+458): Ravita, Karoti, Abhiruda, Goruta, Arudha, Garudaruta, Rutajna, Aruvada, Rutavyaja, Virujjhati, Hamsaruta, Qi gu, Nagadali, Havunamjinagida, Rutavettri, Somalata, Shivaruta, Rutanana, Karavikaruta, Manjuruta.
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