राहु (rAhu)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 राहु m.
  (-हुः) The ascending node
 in mythology,  the son of VIPRACHITTI
by SINHIKĀ,  a Daitya,  with the tail of a dragon,  whose head was
severed from his body by VISHṆU,  on the information of the sun
and the moon who caught him in the act of drinking Amrita which
was being served to gods,  but being immortal by tasting it,  his
head and tail retained their separate existence,  and being transferred
to the stellar sphere,  became the authors of eclipses
 the first
especially,  by endeavouring at various times to swallow the sun
and the moon to wreak his vengeance.
 E.
  रह् to abandon,  (the
planets which it has vainly attempted to devour, ) aff.
   उण्,  and the
vowel made long.

Capeller Eng

English

 राहु॑ m.
  the Seizer,  E.
  of a demon supposed to swallow the
sun and moon and thus cause eclipses. 

Yates

English

 राहु (हुः) 2.
m.
  The ascending node
considered as a demon. 

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

 
   राहु  rAhu  m.
   Seizer  
   राहु  rAhu  m.
   eclipse or the moment of the beginning of an occultation or obscuration   
   अर्करिपु  arkaripu m.
   rAhu   
   उपराग  uparAga m.
   rAhu    
   खण्डपर्शु  khaNDaparzu m.
   rAhu   
   ग्रहकल्लोल  grahakallola m.
   rAhu    
   चन्द्रारि  candrAri m.
   rAhu   
   तिमिरमय  timiramaya m.
   rAhu    
   राहुग्रह  rAhugraha m.
   demon rAhu   
   राहुसुत  rAhusuta m.
   rAhu's sons   
   राहुगत  rAhugata adj.
   gone to rAhu   
   ध्रुवराहु  dhruvarAhu  m.
   form of rAhu    
   सिंहिकातनय  siMhikAtanaya m.
   name of rAhu   
   असुर  asura m.
   name of rAhu    
   भुजङ्गम  bhujaGgama m.
   name of rAhu   
   राहुशत्रु  rAhuzatru m.
   rAhu's enemy   
   ग्रहपीडन  grahapIDana n.
   pain by rAhu   
   राहुमुख  rAhumukha n.
   rAhu's mouth   
   राहुरत्न  rAhuratna n.
   rAhu's jewel  
   राहुभेदिन्  rAhubhedin m.
   severing rAhu        

 
   राहु  rAhu m.
   eclipse or the moment of the beginning of an occultation or obscuration    

 
   राहु  rAhu  m.
   eclipse or the moment of the beginning of an occultation or obscuration   
   राहु  rAhu  m.
   Seizer    

Wilson

English

 राहु
m.
  (-हुः) The ascending node
 in mythology,  the son of SIṂHIKĀ, 
a Daitya,  with the tail of a dragon,  whose head was severed from his body by
VIṢṆU,  but being immortal,  the head and tail retained their separate
existence,  and being transferred to the stellar sphere,  became the authors of
eclipses
 the first especially,  by endeavouring at various times to swallow the
sun and moon. 
E.
  रह to abandon,  (the planets which it has vainly attempted to devour, )
aff.
   उ,  and the vowel made long.

Apte

English

राहुः [rāhuḥ],  [रह्-उण् Uṇ.*
  1.3]

N.
  of a demon,  son of Viprachitti and Siṁhikā and hence oft
 en called Saiṁhikeya
 ग्रसते हि तमोपहं मुहुर्ननु राह्वाह्वमहर्पतिं तमः Śi.*
  16.57
 विधुरपि विधियोगाद् ग्रस्यते राहुणासौ H. [When the nectar,  that was churned out of the ocean,  was being served to the gods,  Rāhu disguised himself and attempted to drink it along with them.  But he was detected by the sun and the moon who informed Viṣṇu of the fraud. Visnu,  thereupon,  severed his head from the body
 but as he had tasted a little quantity of nectar the head became immortal,  and is supposed to wreak its vengeance on the sun and moon at the time of conjunction and opposition
 cf.
   Bh.*
  2.34. In astronomy Rāhu is regarded,  like Ketu,  as one of the nine planets,  or only as the ascending node of the moon. ]

An eclipse,  or rather the moment of occultation. 

Abandoning.

One who abandons.

The regent of the southwest quarter. Comp.
   -उच्छिष्टम्,  -उत्सृष्टम् =
  लशुन q. v.  -गतः a.
  darkened,  eclipsed
 also राहुग्रस्त. -ग्रसनम्,  -ग्रासः,  -दर्शनम्,  -पीडा,  -संस्पर्शः an eclipse (of the sun or moon). -छत्रम् green ginger. -पीडा an eclipse. -भेदिन् m.
  N.
  of Viṣṇu. -रत्नम् a kind of gem (=  गोमेद). -शत्रुः the moon
 राहुशत्रोः प्रियां पत्नीं ...... ग्रहेणाभ्युदितेनैकां रोहिणीमिव पीडिताम् Rām.*
  2.114.3. -सूतकम् 'the birth of Rāhu', i. e.  an eclipse (of the sun or moon)
 Y.*
  1.146
 cf.
   Ms.*
  4.11. -हन् m.
  N.
  of Kriṣṇa
 L.
  D. B.

Apte 1890

English

 राहुः [रह्-उण्] 1 N. of a demon,  son of Vipracitti and Siṃhikā and hence often called Saiṃhikeya
 ग्रसते हि तमोपहं मुहुर्ननु राह्वाह्वमहर्पतिं तमः Śi. 16. 57. [When the nectar,  that was churned out of the ocean,  was being served to the gods,  Rāhu disguised himself and attempted to drink it along with them. But he was detected by the sun and the moon who informed Viṣṇu o the fraud. Viṣṇu,  thereupon,  severed his head from the body
 but as he had tasted a little quantity of nectar the head became immortal,  and is supposed to wreak its vengeance on the sun and moon at the time of conjunction and opposition
 cf. Bh. 2. 34. In astronomy Rāhu is regarded,  like Ketu,  as one of the nine planets,  or only as the ascending mode of the moon.]. 
2 An eclipse,  or rather the moment of occultation. 
3 Abandoning. 
4 One who abandons. 
5 The regent of the southwest quarter. 
Comp. 
उच्छिष्टं,  
उत्सृष्टं = लशुन q. v. 
गत a. darkened. 
ग्रसनं,  
ग्रासः,  
दर्शनं,  
पीडा,  
संस्पर्शः an eclipse (of the sun or moon). 
छत्रं green ginger. 
भेदिन् m. N. of Viṣṇu. 
सूतकं ‘the birth of Rāhu, ’ i. e. an eclipse (of the sun or moon)
 Y. 1. 146
 cf. Ms. 4. 110. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 राहु॑ m.
  (fr.  √ रभ्
cf.
   ग्रह and √ ग्रह्) ‘the Seizer’,  N.
  of a Daitya or demon who is supposed to seize the sun and moon and thus cause eclipses (he is fabled as a son of Vipra-citti and Siṃhikā and as having a dragon's tail
when the gods had churned the ocean for the Amṛta or nectar of immortality,  he disguised himself like one of them and drank a portion
but the Sun and Moon revealed the fraud to Viṣṇu,  who cut off Rāhu's head,  which thereupon became fixed in the stellar sphere,  and having become immortal through drinking the Amṛta,  has ever since wreaked its vengeance on the Sun and Moon by occasionally swallowing them
while at the same time the tail of the demon became Ketu [q.v.] and gave birth to a numerous progeny of comets and fiery meteors
in astron.
   Rāhu is variously regarded as a dragon's head,  as the ascending node of the moon [or point where the moon intersects the ecliptic in passing northwards],  as one of the planets [cf.   ग्रह],  and as the regent of the south-west quarter [Laghuj. ] 
among Buddhists many demons are called Rāhu),  AV.
   &c.
   &c.
  

 an eclipse or (rather) the moment of the beginning of an occultation or obscuration,  VarBṛS.
 

Monier Williams 1872

English

 राहु राहु,  उस्,  m. (said to be fr. rt. रह्
probably connected with rts. रभ्,  ग्रभ्),  ‘the
looser’ or ‘the seizer, ’ N. of a Daitya or demon who
is supposed to seize the sun and moon and thus
cause eclipses,  (according to the common myth
he was a son of Vipra-citti and Sinhikā,  and had
four arms,  his lower part ending in a tail
 he was the
instigator of all mischief among the Daityas,  and
when the gods had produced the Amṛta or nectar
from the churned ocean,  he disguised himself like
one of them and drank a portion of it,  but the Sun
and Moon having detected his fraud and informed
Viṣṇu,  the latter severed his head and two of his
arms from the rest of his body
 the portion of nectar
he had swallowed having secured his immortality, 
the head and tail were transferred to the stellar
sphere,  the head wreaking its vengeance on the Sun
and Moon by occasionally swallowing them for a
time,  while the tail,  under the name of Ketu,  gave
birth to a numerous progeny of comets and fiery
meteors: in astronomy Rāhu is variously regarded
as a dragon's head,  as the ascending node of the
moon,  or as one of the planets)
 an eclipse or
(rather) the moment of occultation or obscuration
the regent of the south-west quarter.
—राहु-गत, 
अस्,  आ,  अम्,  Ved. ‘gone to Rāhu, ’ darkened,  ob-
scured,  eclipsed.
—राहु-ग्रसन or राहु-ग्र-
हण,  अम्,  n. ‘seizure or swallowing by Rāhu, ’ an
eclipse of the sun or moon.
—राहु-ग्रस्त,  अस्,  आ, 
अम्,  ‘swallowed by Rāhu, ’ eclipsed.
—राहु-ग्रास
or राहु-ग्राह,  अस्,  m. an eclipse of the sun or
moon,  the immersion at an eclipse.
—राहु-च्छत्त्र, 
अम्,  n. green ginger.
—राहु-दर्शन,  अम्,  n., 
Ved. ‘appearance of Rāhu, ’ an eclipse.
—राहु-पर्-
वन्,  अ,  n. the day or period of an eclipse.
—राहु-
पीडा,  f. ‘oppression by Rāhu, ’ an eclipse.
—राहु-
पूजा,  f. the worship of Rāhu.
—राहु-भेदिन्,  ई, 
m. ‘severing Rāhu, ’ epithet of Viṣṇu.
—राहु-
मूर्ध-भिद्,  त्,  or राहु-मूर्ध-हर,  अस्,  m.
‘decapitator of Rāhu, ’ epithet of Viṣṇu.
—राहु-
रत्न,  अम्,  n. Rāhu's jewel,  N. of a kind of jewel.
—राहु-संस्पर्श,  अस्,  m. contact with Rāhu, 
i. e. an eclipse of the sun or moon.
—राहु-सूतक, 
अम्,  n. the birth or appearance of Rāhu,  an eclipse
of the sun or moon.
—राहूच्छिष्ट (°हु-उच्°) or
राहूत्सृष्ट (°हु-उत्°),  अम्,  n. ‘left or despised by
Rāhu, ’ a shalote,  Allium Ascalonicum.

Macdonell

English

 राहु rāh-u,  m.
  [√ rabh] seizer,  N. of a demon,  🞄whose head after he had attempted to drink 🞄the nectar obtained at the churning of the 🞄ocean was cut off by Viṣṇu,  but having become 🞄immortal periodically revenged itself 🞄on his betrayers,  the sun and moon,  by swallowing 🞄them at the times of eclipse
 he is 🞄[Page255-1] 🞄also regarded as one of the nine planets
 🞄eclipse
 moment of occultation
 -gata,  pp. 🞄eclipsed (sun or moon)
 -grasana,  n.
  being 🞄swallowed by Rāhu,  eclipse
 -grasta-nisākara,  a.
  whose moon has been swallowed by 🞄Rāhu (night)
 -graha,  m.
  demon Rāhu
 🞄-grahaṇa,  n.
  seizure by Rāhu,  eclipse (of sun 🞄or moon): -darśana,  n.
  eclipse.

Benfey

English

 राहु राहु,  i. e. रह् + उ,  m.
 
 1. A
Daitya to whom the eclipses are as-
cribed,  Hit. i. d. 20,  M.M.
 2. The ascend-
ing node.
 -- Comp.
 
स-,  adj.
  seized by
Rāhu,  i. e. eclipsed,  Bhāg. P. 3,  17,  8.

Apte Hindi

Hindi

राहुः
पुं*
  - रह् + उण्
"एक राक्षस का नाम,  विप्रचित्त और सिंहिका का पुत्र,  इसीलिए कई बार यह सैंहिकेय कहलाता है"

Shabdartha Kaustubha

Kannada

राहु
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಒಬ್ಬ ರಾಕ್ಷಸ /ಸಿಂಹಿಕೆಯೆಂಬ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಿಯ ಮಗ /ನವಗ್ರಹಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂಟನೆಯ ಗ್ರಹ
निष्पत्तिः - > रह (त्यागे) - "उण्" बाहु० ।
व्युत्पत्तिः - > रहति गृहीत्वा त्यजति चन्द्रम्

L R Vaidya

English

 rAhu {% m. %} 1. An eclipse or the moment of obscuration
 2. a demon supposed to swallow the sun and moon for a time and thus to cause their eclipses
 (he is regarded as one of the nine planets in astrology),  तान्प्रत्येष विशेषविक्रमरुची राहुर्न वैरायते Bhartr.ii.34.

Bopp

Latin

 राहु m. Daemon,  e Daityorum stirpe,  serpenti posticâ cor-
poris parte similis,  a quo lunam et solem eclipsis tem-
pore voratos mythologia fingit. N. 16. 14.

Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid

English

 Rāhu (= Skt. and Pali id.),  in BHS chiefly noted in formulaic lists of asurendras (Rāhu is an asura also in Skt.,  BR and pw s.v. asura): so Mv 〔iii.138.1〕
 〔254.8〕
 SP 〔5.3〕
 Gv 〔250.8〕
 Rāhor āgamanam asurāṇām adhipateḥ (so read,  text corrupt) Mmk 〔218.5〕. In none of these is there any clear indication of association with eclipse. Cf. next.

Lanman

English

 rāhú,  m. The Seizer,  Rāhu,  who is supposed
to seize and swallow sun and moon, 
and thus cause eclipses. [prob. fr. √rabh, 
1178^2.]

Sanskrit Tibetan

Tibetan

sgra gcan
१) कबन्ध २) तमस् ३) राहु ४) राहुल

nye bar 'phar 'gro
राहु

sgr gcan
राहु

अभिधानचिन्तामणिः

Sanskrit

--source--
 
शुक्रो मघाभवः काव्य उशना भार्गवः कविः ॥ ११९ ॥
षोडशार्चिर्दैत्यगुरुर्धिष्ण्यः शनैश्चरः शनिः ।
छायासुतोऽसितः सौरिः सप्तार्ची रेवतीभवः ॥ १२० ॥
मन्दः क्रोडो नीलवासाः स्वर्भाणुस्तु विधुंतुदः ।
तमो राहुः सैंहिकेयो भरणीभूरथाहिकः ॥ १२१ ॥
-wordlist-
 
शुक्र (पुं),  मघाभव (पुं),  काव्य (पुं),  उशनस् (पुं),  भार्गव (पुं),  कवि (पुं),  षोडशार्चिस् (पुं),  दैत्यगुरु (पुं),  धिष्ण्य (पुं),  शनैश्चर (पुं),  शनि (पुं),  छायासुत (पुं),  असित (पुं),  सौरि (पुं),  सप्तार्चिस् (पुं),  रेवतीभव (पुं),  मन्द (पुं),  क्रोड (पुं),  नीलवासस् (पुं),  स्वर्भाणु (पुं),  विधुन्तुद (पुं),  तमस् (पुंक्ली),  राहु (पुं),  सैंहिकेय (पुं),  भरणीभू (पुं)

--source--
 
मधुधेनुकचाणूरपूतनायमलार्जुनाः ॥ २१९ ॥
कालनेमिहयग्रीवशकटारिष्टकैटभाः ।
कंसः केशिमुरौ साल्वमैन्दद्विविदराहवः ॥ २२० ॥
हिरण्यकशिपुर्वाणः कालियो नरको बलिः ।
शिशुपालश्चास्य वध्या वैनतेयस्तु वाहनम् ॥ २२१ ॥
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विष्णुवध्य (पुं),  मधु (पुं),  धेनुक (पुं),  चाणूर (पुं),  पूतना (स्त्री),  यमल (पुं),  अर्जुन (पुं),  कालनेमि (पुं),  हयग्रीव (पुं),  शकट (पुं),  अरिष्ट (पुं),  कैटभ (पुं),  कंस (पुं),  केशिन् (पुं),  मुर (पुं),  साल्व (पुं),  मैन्द (पुं),  द्विविद (पुं),  राहु (पुं),  हिरण्यकशिपु (पुं),  बाण (पुं),  कालिय (पुं),  नरक (पुं),  बलि (पुं),  शिशुपाल (पुं),  विष्णुवाहन (क्ली),  वैनतेय (पुं)

अभिधानरत्नमाला

Sanskrit

स्वर्भानु
स्वर्भानु,  सैंहिकेय,  तमस्,  राहु,  विधुन्तुद
स्वर्भानुः सैंहिकेयश्च तमो राहुर्विधुन्तुदः ।
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वैजयन्तीकोषः

Sanskrit

Word: राहुः
Root: राहु
Gender: पुं
Number: all
अर्थः ⇒ राहुग्रहः
Meaning(s):
⇒ Rahu
Shloka(s):
2|1|36|2 ► स्वर्भानुर्ग्रहकल्लोलः सैंहिकेयो विधुन्तुदः॥ (अन्तरिक्षकाण्डः/ज्योतिरध्यायः)
2|1|37|1 ► राहुरभ्रपिशाचश्च केतवो विकचाः कृशाः। (अन्तरिक्षकाण्डः/ज्योतिरध्यायः)
Synonym(s):
➠ 2|1|36|2 ⇢ स्वर्भानुः (स्वर्भानु) (पुं) ⇒ Epithet of Rahu ⇒ राहुग्रहः
➠ 2|1|36|2 ⇢ ग्रहकल्लोलः (ग्रहकल्लोल) (पुं) ⇒ Epithet of Rahu ⇒ राहुग्रहः
➠ 2|1|36|2 ⇢ सैंहिकेयः (सैंहिकेय) (पुं) ⇒ Epithet of Rahu ⇒ राहुग्रहः
➠ 2|1|36|2 ⇢ विधुन्तुदः (विधुन्तुद) (पुं) ⇒ Epithet of Rahu ⇒ राहुग्रहः
➠ 2|1|37|1 ⇢ राहुः (राहु) (पुं) ⇒ Rahu ⇒ राहुग्रहः
➠ 2|1|37|1 ⇢ अभ्रपिशाचः (अभ्रपिशाच) (पुं) ⇒ Epithet of Rahu ⇒ राहुग्रहः
Related word(s):
जातिः ➡ ग्रहः
    

Mahabharata

English

Rāhu,  an Asura,  the demon (planet) who causes eclipses. § 28 (Amṛtamanthana): I,  19,  1161 (Dānavaḥ),  1166 (ºmukhena
 disguised as a god R. drank amṛta,  but was discovered by Sūrya and Soma,  Nārāyaṇa out off R.'s head,  which to this day swallows Sūrya and Soma [at the eclipses]). --§ 35 (Aruṇa): I,  24,  1266 (Candrādityair yadā Rºr ākhyāto hy amṛtaṃ pivan | vairānubandhaṃ kṛtavān candrāditye tadā,  cf. § 28),  1267 (swallows the sun).--§ 72 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇap.): I,  62,  2302 (mucyate…Rºṇā candramā yathā).--§ 94 (Aṃśāvat.): I,  65,  2539 (Candrārkamardanaṃ,  son of Siṃhikā).--§ 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II,  11,  447 (among the planets in the palace of Brahmán).--§ 307 (Anudyūtap.): II,  81,  2693 (ºś cārkam upāgrasat,  i.e. caused an eclipse).--§ 350 (Nalopākhyānap.): III,  68,  2667 (paurṇamāsīm iva niśāṃ Rºgrastaniśākarāṃ).--§ 368 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III,  83,  7062 (ºgraste divākare),  7067 (do.).-§ 460b (Kaliyuga): III,  190,  13091 (aparvaṇi…Sūryaṁ Rāhur upaishyati,  at the end of the yuga).--§ 473 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III,  200,  †13477 (dinasya Rºoḥ).--§ 512 (Ghoshayātrāp.): III,  247,  15045 (upaplutaṃ yathā Somaṃ Rºṇā rātrisaṅkshaye).--§ 569 (Bhagavadyānap.): V,  143,  4843 (ºr arkam upaiti,  omens).--§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI,  3,  78 (arkaṃ Rºr upaiti,  omens).--§ 575 (Bhūmip.): VI,  11,  403
 12 [482 (b: The planet R. (Svarbhānuḥ) is globular,  its diameter is 12, 000 yojanas (therefore he can envelop both the sun and the moon),  and its circumference 42, 000 yojanas)],  488 (chādayaty etau,  i.e. the sun and the moon,  yathākālaṃ). § 586 (Bhīshmavadhap.): VI,  101,  4627 (ºḥ khe śaśinaṃ yathā,  sc. abhyadravat),  4638 (grastaṃ Rºṇeva niśākaraṃ).-§ 587 (do.): VI,  110,  5130 (parvaṇīva susaṃkruddho Rºḥ pūrṇaṃ niśākaraṃ,  sc. pīḍayām āsa).--§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII,  39,  1668 (yathā Rºr divākaraṃ,  sc. grasishyāmi). --§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII,  101,  3767 (ºor āsyān muktau prabhākarau)
 110,  4147 (grasyate…bhānumān iva Rºṇā)
 116,  4627 (grasyamānaṃ…khe Somam iva Rºṇā).--§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII,  179,  †8131 (divīva Rºvaṃśumator pradīptaṃ).--§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII,  87,  4464 (º-Ketū yathākāśe uditau)
 89,  †4596 (ºor vimuktaṃ …candraṃ yathā).--§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX,  56,  3138 (ºś cāgrasad ādityam aparvaṇi).--§ 660b (BhṛguBharadvājasaṃv.): XII,  190,  6975 (ºgrastasya Somasya yathā).--§ 661 (Mokshadh.): XII,  193,  7061 (ºr yathā candram upaiti).--§ 663 (do.): XII,  203,  7438 (yathā candrārkanirmuktaḥ sa Rºr nopalabhyate).--§ 696b (Dakshaprokta-Śiva-sahasranāmastotra): XII,  285,  10448 (praviśya vadanaṃ Rāhor yaḥ somaṃ pivate,  sc. Śiva).--§ 766 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII,  125,  5968 (mucyeta…Rºṇā candramā yathā).--§ 773b (Kṛshṇa Vāsudeva): XIII,  159,  7366 (Kṛshṇa identified with R.).--§ 775 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII,  166,  7643 (enumeration of the planets).--§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV,  77,  2235 (agrasad ādityaṃ yugapat somam eva ca).-§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI,  2,  51. Cf. Daitya,  Dānava,  Graha,  Svarbhānu.

पुराणम्

English

राहु / RĀHU. An asura.1) Birth.   Son of Kaśyapaprajāpati by his wife siṁhikā. (Ādi Parva. Chapter 65,  Verse 31).2) rāhu and the Solar eclipse.   The oldest story about rāhu is that about the solar eclipse. (See under candra IV,  para 4).3) Other information.  (i)  rāhu is a member of Brahmā's court. (Sabhā Parva Chapter 11,  Verse 29).(ii)  sañjaya once spoke to dhṛtarāṣṭra about rāhu. (bhīṣma parva,  Chapter 12,  Verse 40).(iii)  rāhu exists 10, 000 yojanas below the Sun. (bhāgavata,  5th skandha).(iv)  rāhu is installed in temples as wearing a half-moon on his head. (agni purāṇa,  Chapter 51).

Vedic Reference

English

 Rāhu,  the demon that eclipses the sun,  seems to be referred
to in one passage of the Atharvaveda.^1 The reading here is
somewhat uncertain,  but Rāhu is probably meant.
1) xix. 9,  10. Cf. Kauśika Sūtra,  100
 Indische Studien,  1,  87
 Whitney,  Trans-
lation of the Atharvaveda,  914.

अमरकोशः

Sanskrit

Word:  राहुः
Root:  राहु
Gender:  पुं
Number:  all
Meaning(s): 
⇒ Seizer
⇒ eclipse or the moment of the beginning of an occultation or obscuration
Shloka(s): 
1|3|26|2 ► तमस्तु राहुः स्वर्भानुः सैंहिकेयो विधुन्तुदः॥ (दिग्वर्गः)
3|3|232|2 ► रजो गुणे च स्त्रीपुष्पे राहौ ध्वान्ते गुणे तमः॥ (नानार्थवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 1|3|26|2 ⇢ तमः (तम) (पुं) ⇒ darkness, most desired, sour mangosteen [Xanthochymus Pictorius - Bot.], added (in older language) to adverbs and (in later language) to verbs ,  intensifying their meaning
➠ 1|3|26|2 ⇢ राहुः (राहु) (पुं) ⇒ Seizer, eclipse or the moment of the beginning of an occultation or obscuration
➠ 1|3|26|2 ⇢ स्वर्भानुः (स्वर्भानु) (पुं)
➠ 1|3|26|2 ⇢ सैंहिकेयः (सैंहिकेय) (पुं)
➠ 1|3|26|2 ⇢ विधुन्तुदः (विधुन्तुद) (पुं)
➠ 3|3|232|2 ⇢ तमः (तमस्) (नपुं) ⇒ error, gloom, darkness, illusion, ignorance, mental darkness, darkness of hell, hell or a particular division of hell, obscuration of the sun or moon in eclipses
Related word(s): 
परा_अपरासंबन्धः ➡ ग्रहः
जातिः ➡ ग्रहः
उपाधि ➡ नाम
    

शब्दकल्पद्रुमः

Sanskrit

 राहुः,  पुं,
   (रह त्यागे + बहुलवचनात् उण् ।)त्यागः । इति संक्षिप्तसारोणादिवृत्तिः ॥
 (रहतिगृहीत्वा त्यजति चन्द्रभिति । रह त्यागे +बहुलवचनात् उण् । इत्युज्ज्वलः । १ । १ ।)ग्रहविशेषः । तत्पर्य्यायः । तमः २ स्वर्भानुः ३सैंहिकेयः ४ विधुन्तुदः ५ । इत्यमरः ॥
 अस्र-पिशाचः ६ ग्रहकल्लोलः ७ सैंहिकः ८ उप-प्लवः ९ शीर्षकः १० उपरागः ११ सिंहिका-मूनुः १२ । इति शब्दरत्नावली ॥
 कृष्णवर्णः १३कवश्रः १४ । इति जटाधरः ॥
 अगुः १५असुरः १६ । इति ज्योतिस्तत्त्वम् ॥
 तस्योत्-पत्त्यादिर्यथा,  --“सिंहिकायामथोत्पन्ना विप्रचित्तेश्चतुर्द्दश ।शम्बः शम्बलगात्रश्च व्यङ्गः शाल्वस्तथैव च ॥
इल्वलो नमुचिश्चैव वातापी हसृपो जिकः ।हरकल्पकलिनाभौ भौमश्च नरकस्तथा ॥
राहुर्ज्येष्ठश्च तेषां वै चन्द्रसूर्य्यप्रमर्द्दनः ।इत्येते सिंहिकापुत्त्रा देवैरपि दुरासदाः ॥
दारुणाभिजनाः क्रूराः सर्व्वे ब्रह्मद्बिषस्तु ते ।दशान्यानि सहस्राणि सैंहिकेयो गणः स्मृतः ॥
निहतो यामदग्न्येन भार्गवेण बलीयसा ।स्वर्भानोस्तु प्रभा कन्या पुलोम्नस्तु शची सुता ॥
”इति वह्निपुराणे प्रजापतिसर्गनामाध्यायः ॥
 * ॥
तस्य शिरश्छेदकारणं यथा,  --“देवलिङ्गप्रतिच्छन्नः स्वर्भानुर्देवसंसदि ।प्रविष्टः सोममपिबत् चन्द्रार्काभ्याञ्च सूचितः ॥
चक्रेण क्षुरधारेण जहार पिबतः शिरः ।हरिस्तस्य कबन्धस्तु सुधयाप्लावितोऽपतत् ॥
शिरस्त्वमरतां नीतमजो ग्रहमचीक्सृपत् ।यस्तु पर्ब्बणि चन्द्रार्कावभिधावति वैरधीः ॥
”इति श्रीभागवते ८ स्कन्धे ९ अध्यायः ॥
स च मलयपर्व्वतजातः । शूद्रवर्णः । द्बादशा-ङ्गुलपरिमाणः । कृष्णवर्णः । कृष्णवस्त्रः । सिंह-वाहनः । चतुर्भुजः । खड्गवरशूलचर्म्मधारी ।सूर्य्यास्यः । अस्य अधिदेवता कालः । प्रत्यधि-देवता सर्पः । इति ग्रहयज्ञतत्त्वम् ॥
 अस्यस्वरूपं शनिवत् । स च चण्डालजातिः ।सर्पाकृतिः । अस्थिस्वामी नैरृतदिक्स्वामीच । इति बृहज्जातकादयः ॥
 (राहुचारस्यफलाफलं बृहत्संहितायाः ५ अध्यायतो द्रष्ट-व्यम् ॥
)

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 राहु पु०
  रह--उण् । १ त्यक्तरि,  ज्योतिश्चक्रस्थे सूर्य्य-किरणसम्पर्काभावेन जायमानपृथिवीच्छायारूपे ३ तमसितदधिष्ठातरि ४ ग्रहभेदे,  ५ सिंहिकासुते दानवे च ।तमःशब्दे दृश्यम् ।

Capeller

German

 राहु॑ m.
  der Ergreifer (N. eines Dämons, 
der angebl. Sonne u. Mond verschluckt).

Burnouf

French

 राहु राहु m.
  le nœud ascendant,  personnifié sous la
figure d'un Daitya,  fils de Siṃhikā,  qui a la queue d'un serpent et
qui,  dans les éclipses,  dévore le Soleil ou la Lune.
राहुग्राह m.
  (ग्रह्) éclipse.
राहुभेदिन् m.
  (भिद्) Viṣṇu.
राहुसंस्पर्श m.
  (सम्
 स्पृश्) éclipse.
राहुहन् m.
  (हन्) Viṣṇu.
राहूच्छिष्ट m.
  (उच्छिष्ट vomi) ail.
राहूत्सृष्ट m.
  (उत्
 सृज् produire) ail.

Stchoupak

French

 राहु-
 m.
  n.
  d'un Asura (compté au nombre des planètes) qui avale la
lune et provoque les éclipses 
 l'éclipse elle-même.
°केतु- m.
  du. Rāhu et Ketu.
°ग्रसन- nt. avalement par Rāhu,  éclipse.
°ग्रस्त- a. v. dévoré par Rāhu,  éclipsé.
°ग्रह- m.
  le démon Rāhu 
 -ण- nt. éclipse.
°मुख- nt. bouche,  de Rāhu.
°शत्रु- m.
  Viṣṇu 
 lune.

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