Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

rūḍhi रूढि – ascent; growth; conventional usage

substantive feminine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive feminine

ascent; growth; conventional usage

Derived from

  1. ruh रुह् verbal root — grow; rise; take root
Cappeller 1891 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

rūḍhi ·f. mounting, ascent, growth, extent, publicity, notoriety; custom, traditional use, esp. of a word; special or conventional (opp. etymological) meaning.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

Rūḍhi, is, f. ascending, rising, rise, ascent; springing up, germination, birth, origin; growth, increase; fame, renown, notoriety; tradition, cus- tom, traditional or customary usage, common cur- rency, general prevalence, popular or conventional acceptation of words (as opposed to their direct ety- mological meaning); the employment of a word in a sense not borne out by its etymology.

Petersburger 1855 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

rūḍhi (von 1. ruh) f. 1〉 das Steigen (eig. und übertr.): rūḍhimeti kommt hoch zu stehen RĀJA-TAR. 1,284. RĀJA-TAR. 6,266. — 2〉 Wachsthum: dṛḍhāṃ rūḍhiṃ netum zu festem Wachsthum verhelfen Spr. 1094. — 3〉 Ueberlieferung, hergebrachter Brauch: kavi˚ H. 5. rūḍhiḥ paraṃparāyātā yeyamasmadgṛhe sthitā RĀJA-TAR. 4,271. — 4〉 eine überlieferte, nicht unmittelbar aus der Etymologie sich ergebende Bedeutung eines Wortes SĀH. D. 13. SĀH. D. 13,7. SĀH. D. 213,11. abhidhā dvividhā rū ḍhepūrvikā yogapūrvikā ca PRATĀPAR. 9,a,2. Schol. zu KĀTY. ŚR. 4,14,31. zu P. 3,3,20. zu BHĀṢĀP. S. 83. KĀŚ._zu_P. 1,2,55. P. 6,1,102. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 188,b,27. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 246,a, No. 619. SARVADARŚANAS. 172,8. fgg. ˚śabda BHAR. NĀṬYAŚ. 18,14. Schol. zu AV. PRĀT. 4,16. zu P. 2,1,66. ˚śabdatā RĀJA-TAR. 3,76.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

rūḍhi f. — 1〉 das Steigen. rūḍhimeti kommt hoch (in übertragener Bed.) zu stehen. — 2〉 Wachstum. dṛḍhāṃ rūḍhiṃ nī zu festen Wachsthum verhelfen. — 3〉 [Page5-200-a] Entscheidung. rūḍhiṃ kar eine Entscheidung treffen RĀJAN. 7,1613. — 4〉 allgemeines Bekanntsein, Allbekanntheit ŚIŚ. 15,26. — 5〉 hergebrachter Brauch; Spruchgebrauch NYĀYAM. 1,3,20. — 6〉 eine überlieferte, nicht unmittelbar aus der Etymologie sich ergebende Bedeutung eines Wortes HEMĀDRI 1,285,10. ˚śabda m. ein solches Wort; Nom. abstr. ˚śabdatā RĀJAN. 8,243.

Apte 1890 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

rūḍhiḥ f. [ruh ktin] 1 Growth, germination. 2 Birth, production. 3 Increase, development, growth, spread. 4 Rise, ascent. 5 Fame, celebrity, notoriety; Śi. 15. 26. 6 A tradition, custom, customary or traditional usage; śāstrād rūḍhirbalīyasī ‘custom prevails over precept’. 7 General prevalence, common currency. 8 Popular meaning, conventional acceptation of a word; mukhya rthabādhe tadyoge rūḍhito'tha prayojanāt K. P. 2; samudāyaśaktiḥ rūḍhiḥ.

Cappeller 1887 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

rūḍhi f. das Steigen, Emporkommen, Wachstum; Allbekanntheit.

Burnouf 1866 substantive feminine

Original text · French · substantive feminine

rūḍhi f. croissance; pousse; bourgeonnement; production. Notoriété; signification d'usage d'un mot non analysable.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 65–74: Joy and Enjoyment 1 occurrence

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