रघु (raghu)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 रघु m.
  (-घुः)
	 1. The name of a sovereign of Oudh,  the great grand-father
of RĀMACHANDRA.
	 2. The family or descendants of RAGHU.
 E.
  लघि
to shine,  कु Unādi aff.
  ,  ल changed to र,  nasal augment rejected.

Capeller Eng

English

 रघु॑ f.
  रघ्वी॑ running,  swift,  fleet,  light
 m.
  runner, 
courser
 N.
  of an ancient king,  pl.
  his race.

Yates

English

 रघु (घुः) 2.
m.
  Great grandfather of
Rāma.

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

रघु 	-	  raghu 	-	 m.
  	-	  name of an ancient king of Aryavarta whose descendant was Lord Rama

रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 adj.
  	-	  light
रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 adj.
  	-	  fleet
रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 adj.
  	-	  rapid
रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 adj.
  	-	  going speedily
रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 adj.
  	-	  hastening
रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 adj.
  	-	  fickle
रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 m.
  	-	  racer
रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 m.
  	-	  fleet courser
रघु 	-	 raghu 	-	 m.
  	-	  name of an ancient king of Aryavarta whose descendant was Lord Rama

 
   रघु  raghu  adj.
   light  
   रघु  raghu  adj.
   fleet   
   रघु  raghu  adj.
   rapid  
   रघु  raghu  adj.
   going speedily   
   रघु  raghu  adj.
   hastening  
   रघु  raghu  adj.
   fickle   
   रघु  raghu  m.
   racer  
   रघु  raghu  m.
   fleet courser   
   रघु  raghu  m.
   name of an ancient king of Aryavarta whose descendant was Lord Rama  
   रघुवीर  raghuvIra m.
   raghu-hero   
   रघुतनय  raghutanaya m.
   son of raghu   
   रघुप्रवर  raghupravara m.
   best of raghus   
   रघुनायक  raghunAyaka m.
   chief of raghus  
   रघूद्वह  raghUdvaha m.
   offspring of raghu    
   रघुनाथ  raghunAtha m.
   lord of the raghus  
   रघूत्तम  raghUttama m.
   best of the raghus   
   रघुतिलक  raghutilaka m.
   ornament of the raghus  
   रामचन्द्र  rAmacandra m.
   as descended from raghu    
   रघुकार  raghukAra m.
   author of the raghu-vaMza  
   रघुनन्दन  raghunandana m.
   son or descendant of raghu    
   रघुप्रतिनिधि  raghupratinidhi m.
   image or counterpart of raghu   
   रघुवंशतिलक  raghuvaMzatilaka m.
   ornament of the race of raghu    
   रघुकुलोत्तंस  raghukulottaMsa m.
   crest-jewel of the race of raghu   
   रघुसुत  raghusuta m.
   raghu's son - patronymic of rAma   
   अनुमानमणिदीधिति  anumAnamaNidIdhiti f.
   similar work written by raghunAtha  
   तार्किकचूडामणि  tArkikacUDAmaNi m.
   honorific name given to raghunAtha and others     
            

Wilson

English

 रघु
m.
  (-घुः)
1 The name of a sovereign of Oude,  the great grandfather of RĀMACANDRA.
2 The family or descendants of RAGHU.
E.
  लघि to shine,  कु Uṇādi aff.
  ,  ल changed to र,  and the
nasal augment rejected.

Apte

English

रघु [raghu],  a.
  Ved.
 

Quick,  rapid.

Light,  nimble.

Fickle

Eager.

घुः N.
  of a celebrated king of the solar race,  son of Dilīpa and father of Aja.  [He appears to have been called Raghu from ragh orraṅgh 'to go',  because his father foresaw that the boy would 'go' to the end of the holy learning as well as of his enemies in battle
 cf.
   R.*
  3.21. True to his name,  he commenced the conquest of the directions,  went over the whole of the then known world,  overcame kings in battle,  and returned covered with glory and laden with spoils. He then performed the Viśvajit sacrifice in which he gave away everything to Brāhmaṇas and made his son Aja successor to the throne.]

(pl. ) The Raghus or descendants of Raghu
 रघूणा- मन्वयं वक्ष्ये तनुवाग्विभवो$पि सन् R.*
  1.9. Comp.
   -उद्वहः the best of the Raghus i. e.  Rāma.  -कारः the author of Raghuvaṁśa i. e.  Kālidāsa
 पूर्वैर्विभिन्नवृत्तां गुणाढ्भव- भूतिबाणरघुकारैः Govardhanasaptaśatī
 क इह रघुकारे न रमते Subhāṣ. -नन्दनः,  -नाथः,  -पतिः,  -श्रेष्ठः,  -सिंहः &c.
  epithets of Rāma
 रघुनाथो$प्यगस्त्येन मार्गसंदर्शितात्मना R.
 Rāma-rakṣā S. -प्रतिनिधिः the image or representative of Raghu,  i. e.  Aja
 R.*
  5.63. -वंशः the family of the Raghus
 रघुवंशप्रदीपेन तेनाप्रमिततेजसा R.*
  1.68. (-शम्) N.
  of a celebrated classical poem by Kālidāsa decribing the family of the Raghus in nineteen cantos. ˚तिलकः N.
  of Rāma
 यजति रघुवंशतिलकः कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनो रामः Rām. 

Apte 1890

English

 रघु a. Ved. 1 Quick,  rapid. 
2 Light,  nimble. 
3 Fickle. 
4 Eager. 
घुः 1 N. of a celebrated king of the solar race,  son of Dilīpa and father of Aja [He appears to have been called Raghu from ragh or rangh ‘to go’,  because his father foresaw that the boy would ‘go’ to the end of the holy learning as well as of his enemies in battle
 cf. R. 3. 21. True to his name,  he commenced the conquest of the directions,  went over the whole of the then known world,  overcame kings in battle,  and returned covered with glory and laden with spoils. He then performed the Viśvajit sacrifice in which he gave away everything to Brāhmaṇas and made his son Aja successor to the throne]. 
2 (pl.) The Raghus or descendants of Raghu. 
Comp. 
नंदनः,  
नाथः,  
पतिः,  
श्रेष्ठः,  
सिंहः &c. epithets of Rāma. 
प्रतिनिधिः the image or representative of Raghu,  i. e. Aja
 R. 5. 63. 
वंशः the family of the Raghus. (
शं) N. of a celebrated classical poem by Kālidāsa describing the family of the Raghus in nineteen cantos. °तिलकः N. of Rāma. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 रघु॑ mf(वी॑)n.  (√ रंह्
 cf.
   लघु) hastening,  going speedily,  fleet,  rapid,  RV.
  

 light,  fickle,  ib.

 रघु॑ m.
  a racer,  fleet courser,  ib.

 N.
  of an ancient king and ancestor of Rāma (described in Raghu-vaṃśa as son of Dilīpa and Su-dakṣiṇā
 he was father of Aja who was father of Daśa-ratha
 hence he was great-grandfather of Rāma
 in the Rāmāyaṇa Raghu is said to be son of Kakutstha
 in the Hari-vaṃśa two Raghus are mentioned among the ancestors of Rāma),  R.
 
 Hariv.
 
 Ragh.
 
 Pur.
  (IW.   344)

 of a son of Gautama Buddha,  Buddh.
 

 of various authors (also with दैव-ज्ञ and सूरि),  Cat.
 

 =
  the poem रघु-वंश (cf.   next)

 रघु॑ m.
  pl.
  the descendants of Raghu,  Ragh.
 
 Rājat.
 

Monier Williams 1872

English

 रघु रघु,  उस्,  घ्वी,  उ (fr. rt. रंह् or
रङ्घ्),  Ved. fleet,  rapid,  rushing,  (Sāy. = शीघ्र-
गामिन्)
 eager
 light (= लघु),  fickle
 (उस्),  m.
a racer,  fleet courser (Ved.)
 N. of an ancient king
and ancestor of Rāma,  (in the Raghu-vaṃśa he is
described as the son of Dilīpa and Su-dakṣiṇā,  and
in III. 21. the name Raghu is said to have been
given to him as ‘going’ to the end of the Śāstras
and to the destruction of his enemies
 he was the
father of Aja,  the father of Daśa-ratha,  and was
therefore great-grandfather of Rāma
 but different
accounts are given of Rāma's genealogy,  and in
Rāmāyaṇa II. 110,  28. Raghu is said to be son of
Kakutstha
 in the Hari-vaṃśa two Raghus are men-
tioned among the ancestors of Rāma)
 N. of a son
of Śākya-muni
 of the author of the Kavi-darpaṇa
an abbreviation for Raghu-vaṃśa,  q. v.
 (अवस्),  m.
pl. the Raghus or descendants of Raghu
 [cf. रा-
घव।]
—रघु-कार,  अस्,  m.,  N. of Kālidāsa the
author of the Raghu-vaṃśa.
—रघु-ज,  अस्,  आ,  अम्, 
Ved. produced from a fleet courser or racer.
—र-
घु-टिप्पणी,  f.,  N. of a commentary on the Raghu-
vaṃśa.
—रघु-तनय,  अस्,  m. son of Raghu,  N.
of Rāma.
—रघु-देव,  अस्,  m.,  N. of the author
of the Virudāvalī
 (ई),  f.,  N. of a commentary on
the Tattva-cintāmaṇi by Raghu-deva.
—रघु-द्रु, 
उस्,  उस्,  उ,  Ved. going or running quickly,  running
like a race-horse.
—रघु-नन्दन,  अस्,  m. a
descendant or son of Raghu,  N. of Rāma
 N. of an
author of several treatises on religion and law.
—र-
घु-नाथ,  अस्,  m.,  N. of Rāma
 of various persons
of the author of the Rasika-ramaṇa.
—रघु-पति, 
इस्,  m.,  N. of Rāma
 of the father of the lexicogra-
pher Jaṭā-dhara.
—रघु-पत्म-जंहस्,  आस्,  आस्, 
अस्,  Ved. light-winged,  (Sāy.) having a light-falling
foot (= लघु-पतन-समर्थ-पाद).
—रघु-
पत्वन्,  आ,  अरी,  अ,  Ved. lightly flying,  going or
moving quickly
 [cf. Lat. acci-piter = Sansk. आशु-
पत्वन्।]
—रघु-प्रतिनिधि,  इस्,  m. image or
counterpart of Raghu.
—रघु-प्रवर,  अस्,  m., 
N. of Rāma.
—रघु-मन्यु,  उस्,  उस्,  उ,  Ved.
having light or little wrath,  mild-tempered,  (Sāy. =
लघु-क्रोध)
 full of eagerness or zeal.
—रघु-
यामन्,  आ,  आ,  अ,  Ved. going quickly,  moving lightly.
—रघु-राम,  अस्,  m. a proper N.
—रघु-
वंश,  अस्,  m. the race or family of Raghu
 N.
of Kālidāsa's celebrated poem in honour of the race
of Raghu,  (it consists of nineteen chapters or books
cf. महा-काव्य।)
—रघुवंश-तिलक,  अस्,  m.
‘ornament of the race of Raghu, ’ epithet of Rāma.
—रघुवंश-सञ्जीवनी,  f.,  N. of Mallinātha's
commentary on the Raghu-vaṃśa.
—रघु-वर, 
अस्,  m.,  N. of Rāma.
—रघु-वर्तनि,  इस्,  इस्,  इ, 
Ved. lightly rolling or turning (said of a chariot and
of a horse).
—रघु-वीर,  अस्,  m.,  N. of Rāma
of an author (= Raghu-deva).
—रघु-ष्यद्,  त्,  त्, 
त् (i. e. रघु + स्यद्),  Ved. moving quickly,  hasty, 
speedy,  rapid,  (Sāy. = शीघ्र-गमन,  शीघ्रं
स्यन्दमान।)
—रघूत्तम (°घु-उत्°),  अस्,  m.
‘best of the Raghus, ’ N. of Rāma.
—रघूद्वह
(°घु-उद्°),  अस्,  m. ‘offspring of Raghu, ’ N. of
Rāma.

Macdonell

English

 रघु ragh-ú [√ raṅgh = raṃh],  a.
  (v-ī́) speeding,  🞄fleet (V.)
 m.
  courser (V.)
 N. of an 🞄ancient king,  ancestor of Rāma: pl.
  descendants 🞄of Raghu
 -tilaka,  m.
  ep. of Rāma
 🞄-drú,  a.
  running swiftly (RV.): -nandana,  🞄m.  descendant of Raghu,  ep. of Rāma
 -nātha,  m.
  ep. of Rāma
 -pati,  m.
  lord of the 🞄Raghus,  ep. of Rāma
 -pátvan,  a.
  flying 🞄swiftly (RV.)
 -vaṃśa,  m.
  Raghuʼs race T. 🞄of a well-known poem by Kālidāsa: -saṃjīvanī,  f.
  T. of Mallināthaʼs commentary on 🞄the Raghuvaṃśa,  -ṣyád,  a.
  gliding swiftly 🞄(V.)
 -svāmin,  -uttama,  -udvaha,  m.
  ep. 🞄of Rāma. 

Benfey

English

 रघु रघु,  i. e. रङ्घ् + उ, 
 I. adj.
 
ved. = लघु।
 II. m.
 
 1. The name of
a king,  Utt. Rāmac. 96,  3.
 2. pl., 
and often in comp. words,  His descend-
ants,  Rām.  3,  49,  57
 Megh. 12 (रघु
-पति = Rāma).

Apte Hindi

Hindi

रघुः
पुं*
  - "लंघति ज्ञानसीमानं प्राप्नति- लंघ् + कु,  न लोपः लस्य रः"
"एक प्रसिद्ध सूर्यवंशी राजा,  दिलीप का पुत्र और अज का पिता"

रघुः
पुं*
  - -
"सूर्यवंश का एक प्रतापी राजा, दिलीप का पुत्र और अज का पिता"

Shabdartha Kaustubha

Kannada

रघु
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಸೂರ್ಯವಂಶದ ದಿಲೀಪರಾಜನ ಮಗ /ಅಜಮಹಾರಾಜನ ತಂದೆ
निष्पत्तिः - > लघि (गतौ) - "कुः" (उ० १-२९) । लघु । रस्य वा लः (उ० वा० १-२९)
रघु
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ರಘುವಂಶದ ದೊರೆಗಳು
निष्पत्तिः - > "अञ्" (४-१-१६६)
व्युत्पत्तिः - > रघोर्गोत्रापत्यम्
विस्तारः - > ಇದು ಬಹುವಚನಾಂತ ಶಬ್ದ.
रघु
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ರಘುವಂಶ ಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯ
निष्पत्तिः - > "अण्" (४-३-८७) । लुक् ( वा० ४-२-६०)
व्युत्पत्तिः - > रघुमधिकृत्य कृतः ग्रन्थः

Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid

English

 raghu (= Skt. laghu),  (light, ) quick(ly): raghuṃ Mv 〔ii.5.9〕,  mss.
 Senart em. laghuṃ,  with parallel 〔i.201.14〕.

Lanman

English

 raghú, 
	—1. a. running,  darting,  swift
as m. runner
	—2. m. Raghu (The Runner, 
 Δρομεύς),  name of an ancient king.
[√raṃh,  q. v.: older form of laghú,  q. v.]

Mahabharata

English

Raghu,  an ancient king. § 6 (Anukram.): I,  1,  226 (in Sañjaya's enumeration). § 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV,  56,  1769 (came on the chariot of Indra to see the encounter).-§ 656 (Khaḍgotpattik.): XII,  166,  6197 (received the sword from Yuvanāśva,  from him it passed over to Hariṇāśva). --§ 761 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII,  115,  5661 (abstained from meat during the month of Kārttika).--§ 770 (do.): XIII,  151,  7160 (saṃgrāmajid bhavati caiva Rºṃ namasyan). § 775 (do.): XIII,  166,  7677 (enumeration).

पुराणम्

English

रघु / RAGHU  .1) General.   A famous king of the Solar dynasty. The great king dilīpa was his father. (For Genealogy,  birth etc.,  see under daśaratha and dilīpa).2) Other information.  (i)  raghu also occupies a place in the list of famous kings of ancient days. (Ādi Parva,  Chapter 1,  Verse 232).(ii)  In the fight between the king of virāṭa and the kauravas (over the lifting of cows) raghu was present along with indra to see arjuna fight. (virāṭa Parva,  Chapter 56,  Verse 10).(iii)  raghu got from King yuvanāśva a sword,  which he presented to hariṇāśva. (śānti Parva Chapter 166,  Verse 78).(iv)  He did not eat flesh. (anuśāsana parva,  Chapter 150,  Verse 81).(v)  Kṣatriyas who praise raghu will not be defeated in war. (anuśāsana parva,  Chapter 165,  Verse 51).(vi)  In the list of kings to be remembered at dawn and at dusk raghu too is included. (anuśāsana parva,  Chapter 165,  Verse 51). 

शब्दकल्पद्रुमः

Sanskrit

 रघुः,  पुं,
   (लङ्घति ज्ञानसीमां प्राप्नोतीति । लङ्घि+ “लङ्घिबंह्योर्नलोपश्च ।” उणा० १ । ३० ।इति कुः नलोपश्च । “बालमूललघ्वसुराल-मङ्गुलीनां वा लो रत्वमापद्यते इति वक्त्यवम् ।”८ । २ । १८ । इति काशिकोक्त्या लस्य रत्वम् ।इत्युज्ज्वलदत्तः ।) सूर्य्यवंशीयदिलीपराजपुत्त्रः ।स तु अयोध्याधिपतिः । श्रीरामचन्द्रस्य प्रपिता-महः । यथा,  रघुः । ३ । १८ ।“स जातकर्म्मण्यखिले तपस्विनातपोवनादेत्य पुरोधसा कृते ।दिलीपसूनुर्म्मणिराकरोद्भवःप्रयुक्तसंस्कार इवाधिकं बभौ ॥
”तन्नामव्युत्पत्तिर्यथा,  --“श्रुतस्य यायादयमन्तमर्भक-स्तथा परेषां युधि चेति पार्थिवः ।अवेक्ष्य धातोर्गमनार्थमर्थ-वि-च्चकार नाम्ना रघुमात्मसम्भवम् ॥
”इति रघुवंशे महाकाव्ये । ३ । २१ ॥
(अस्य पिता दिलीपः माता सुदक्षिणा । अयंहि अश्वमेधयज्ञदीक्षितस्य पितुर्यज्ञीयाश्वरक्षणेनियुक्तस्तदश्वहारिणं देवराजं जितवान् । अथबहुकालं राज्यसुखमनुभूय विश्वजिन्नामाध्वरेसर्व्वं वित्तं ब्राह्मणसात् कृतवानपि गुरुदक्षिणा-र्थिना वरतन्तुशिष्येण कौत्सेनाभ्यर्थितः कुबेरंविजित्य धनान्यादाय तस्मै प्रदत्तवान् । अथस्वपुत्त्रमजं यौवराज्येऽभिषिच्य विगतविषयाभि-लाषो योगसमाधिना भगवत्-सायुज्यमाप्तवान् ।तथा च रघुवंशे । ८ सर्गे ।“अथ वीक्ष्य रघुः प्रतिष्ठितंप्रकृतिष्वात्मजमात्मवत्तथा ।विषयेषु विनाशधर्म्मसुत्रिदिवस्थेष्वपि निःस्पृहोऽभवत् ॥
”“अथ काश्चिदजव्यपेक्षयागमयित्वा समदर्शनः समाः ।तमसः परमापदव्ययंपुरुषं योगसभाधिना रघुः ॥
” * ॥
भीमादिवदेकदेशग्रहणे रघुवंशकाव्यम् । यथा, “रघुरपि काव्यं तदपि च पाठ्यम्तस्य च टीका सापि च पाठ्या ॥
”एवं “रघोः काव्यं पदे पदे ॥
” एतावुद्भटौ ॥
अपि च ।“रञ्जयतीति । राजा प्रभुः । तेन ‘राजाप्रकृतिरञ्जनात् ।’ इति रघुः ।” इति उणादि-वृत्तौ उज्ज्वलदत्तः । १ । १५६ ॥
 * ॥
 रघु-वंशीयमात्रम् । तत्र बहुवचनान्तः । यथा, रघुवंशे । १ । ९ ।“रघूणामन्वयं वक्ष्ये तनुवाग्विभवोऽपि सन् ॥
”लङ्घति द्रुतं गच्छतीति । शीघ्रगामिनि,  त्रि ।यथा,  ऋग्वेदे । ५ । ३० । १४ ।“अत्यो न वाजी रघुरज्यमानः ॥
”“रघुः शीघ्रगामी ।” इति तद्भाष्ये सायणः ॥
”)

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 रघु पु०
  लघ--उ लस्य रत्वम् । सूर्य्यवंश्ये दिलीपसूनौ१ नृपतिभेदे रघोरपत्यमण् बहुषु लुक् । रघुवंश्येषु अज-प्रभृतिषु २ क्षत्त्रियेषु ब० ब० । तान् अधिकृत्य कृतो ग्रन्थःअण् आख्यायिकायां तस्य लुक् । कालिदासप्रणीतेजनविंशतिसर्गात्मके महाकाव्यभेदे पु०
  ।

Capeller

German

 रघु॑,  f.
  रघ्वी॑ schnell,  flüchtig,  leicht,  m.
 
Renner,  N. eines Königs,  Pl. seines
Geschlechts.

Grassman

German

 raghú,  a.,  schnell,  schnell dahinschiessend [von raṃh Cu. 〔168〕],  von Rossen,  Vögeln,  Strömen,  daher 2〉 auf Geistiges übertragen leichtbeweglich
 3〉 m. pl.,  die Raschen,  die Rosse (wie āśávas)
 4〉 f. pl.,  die schnell fliessenden,  die Ströme.
-ús átyas {384, 14}
 śyenás {399, 9}.
-úm 2〉 krátum (striyā́s) {653, 17}.
-ū́ hárī {875, 2}.
-ávas 3〉 áchā gamema 〰 ná vā́jam {301, 13}.
-vī́ [du. f.] ṛjré {504, 9}.
-vī́s 4〉 〰 iva pravaṇé sasrus {52, 5}
 〰 iva (manīṣā́s agman) {337, 9}.

Burnouf

French

 रघु रघु m.
  Raghu,  bisaïeul de Rāma fils de Daśaratha
		 les descendants de Raghu.
रघुकार m.
  (कृ) Kālidāsa,  auteur du Raghuvaṃśa.
रघुनन्दन m.
  Rāma.
रघुनाथ m.
  Rāma.
रघुवंश m.
  la famille de Raghu
		 poème de Kālidāsa.
रघुवर m.
  Rāma.
रघूद्वह m.
  (उत्
 वह्) Rāma.

Stchoupak

French

 रघु-
 m.
  n.
  d'un ancêtre de Rāma,  fils de Dilīpa et père d'Aja 
pl.
  descendants de Raghu.
°कुल-कौमार- nt. caractères de prince de la famille de Raghu 
°कुल-देवता- f.
  divinité de la race de Raghu (Gaṅgā).
°नन्दन- °नाथ- m.
  ép. de Rāma.
°पति- m.
  chef des Raghu.
°प्रतिनिधि- m.
  réplique de Raghu (ép. d'Aja).
°प्रवर- °वर- m.
  ép. de Rāma.
°वंश- m.
  race de Raghu 
 n.
  d'un poème épique de Kālidāsa.
रघूत्तम- °रघूद्वह- m.
  ép. de Rāma.

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