Definitions
WordNet 3.0
- n. father of the Hindu storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva
Examples
“The Aum namah Śivāya mantra appears for the first time, yet without the Aum, in a traditional Vedic prayer to Rudra called Śri Rudram (Rudra is considered an earlier aspect and name of Lord Śiva).”
“By the word Rudra is meant Prana and the other breaths.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
“Towards the evening of Brahma's day, Aniruddha became filled with wrath, and as a consequence of this, there sprang from his forehead a son called Rudra vested with the power of destroying everything (when the hour for destruction comes).”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
“Raudrah may mean also 'appertaining to Rudra, which is another name of Mahadeva.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
“Bharata heroes desirous of fight; and after the hour called Rudra had set in, Savyasachin made his appearance.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7
“This prince of Magadha -- the mightiest of all men in the world -- will behold with his physical eyes the god of gods called Rudra or Hara, the slayer of”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva
“The Fire-god is called Rudra by Brahmanas, and from this fact Skanda is called the son of Rudra.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3
“This prince of Magadha -- the mightiest of all men in the world -- will behold with his physical eyes the god of gods called Rudra or Hara, the slayer of Tripura.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3
“It is not his earliest designation and does not occur as a proper name in the Ṛig Veda where he is known as Rudra, a word of disputed derivation, but probably meaning the roarer.”
“They are the comrades of Indra, sometimes, like Indra, the sons of Dyaus or the sky, but also the sons of another terrible god, called Rudra, or the”
India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge
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