रघु
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৰঘু (Assamese script)
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- 𑚤𑚍𑚰 (Takri script)
- ரகு⁴ (Tamil script)
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- รฆุ (Thai script)
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- 𑨫𑨎𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Alternative forms
- लघु (laghu)
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš
Sanskrit रघु
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hragʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλαχύς (elakhús), Latin levis, English light.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾɐ.ɡʱú/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾɐ.ɡʱu/
Adjective
र॒घु • (raghú) stem (root रंह्)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | र॒घुः (raghúḥ) | र॒घू (raghū́) | र॒घवः॑ (raghávaḥ) |
| accusative | र॒घुम् (raghúm) | र॒घू (raghū́) | र॒घून् (raghū́n) |
| instrumental | र॒घुणा॑ (raghúṇā) र॒घ्वा¹ (raghvā́¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभिः॑ (raghúbhiḥ) |
| dative | र॒घवे॑ (ragháve) र॒घ्वे¹ (raghvé¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभ्यः॑ (raghúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | र॒घोः (raghóḥ) र॒घ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभ्यः॑ (raghúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | र॒घोः (raghóḥ) र॒घ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹) |
र॒घ्वोः (raghvóḥ) | र॒घू॒णाम् (raghūṇā́m) |
| locative | र॒घौ (ragháu) | र॒घ्वोः (raghvóḥ) | र॒घुषु॑ (raghúṣu) |
| vocative | रघो॑ (rágho) | रघू॑ (rághū) | रघ॑वः (rághavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | र॒घ्वी (raghvī́) | र॒घ्व्यौ॑ (raghvyàu) र॒घ्वी¹ (raghvī́¹) |
र॒घ्व्यः॑ (raghvyàḥ) र॒घ्वीः¹ (raghvī́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | र॒घ्वीम् (raghvī́m) | र॒घ्व्यौ॑ (raghvyàu) र॒घ्वी¹ (raghvī́¹) |
र॒घ्वीः (raghvī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | र॒घ्व्या (raghvyā́) | र॒घ्वीभ्या॑म् (raghvī́bhyām) | र॒घ्वीभिः॑ (raghvī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | र॒घ्व्यै (raghvyái) | र॒घ्वीभ्या॑म् (raghvī́bhyām) | र॒घ्वीभ्यः॑ (raghvī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | र॒घ्व्याः (raghvyā́ḥ) र॒घ्व्यै² (raghvyái²) |
र॒घ्वीभ्या॑म् (raghvī́bhyām) | र॒घ्वीभ्यः॑ (raghvī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | र॒घ्व्याः (raghvyā́ḥ) र॒घ्व्यै² (raghvyái²) |
र॒घ्व्योः (raghvyóḥ) | र॒घ्वीणा॑म् (raghvī́ṇām) |
| locative | र॒घ्व्याम् (raghvyā́m) | र॒घ्व्योः (raghvyóḥ) | र॒घ्वीषु॑ (raghvī́ṣu) |
| vocative | रघ्वि॑ (rághvi) | रघ्व्यौ॑ (rághvyau) रघ्वी॑¹ (rághvī¹) |
रघ्व्यः॑ (rághvyaḥ) रघ्वीः॑¹ (rághvīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | र॒घु (raghú) | र॒घुणी॑ (raghúṇī) | र॒घूणि॑ (raghū́ṇi) र॒घु¹ (raghú¹) र॒घू¹ (raghū́¹) |
| accusative | र॒घु (raghú) | र॒घुणी॑ (raghúṇī) | र॒घूणि॑ (raghū́ṇi) र॒घु¹ (raghú¹) र॒घू¹ (raghū́¹) |
| instrumental | र॒घुणा॑ (raghúṇā) र॒घ्वा¹ (raghvā́¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभिः॑ (raghúbhiḥ) |
| dative | र॒घुणे॑ (raghúṇe) र॒घवे॑ (ragháve) र॒घ्वे¹ (raghvé¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभ्यः॑ (raghúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | र॒घुणः॑ (raghúṇaḥ) र॒घोः (raghóḥ) र॒घ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभ्यः॑ (raghúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | र॒घुणः॑ (raghúṇaḥ) र॒घोः (raghóḥ) र॒घ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹) |
र॒घुणोः॑ (raghúṇoḥ) र॒घ्वोः (raghvóḥ) |
र॒घू॒णाम् (raghūṇā́m) |
| locative | र॒घुणि॑ (raghúṇi) र॒घौ (ragháu) |
र॒घुणोः॑ (raghúṇoḥ) र॒घ्वोः (raghvóḥ) |
र॒घुषु॑ (raghúṣu) |
| vocative | रघु॑ (rághu) रघो॑ (rágho) |
रघु॑णी (rághuṇī) | रघू॑णि (rághūṇi) रघु॑¹ (rághu¹) रघू॑¹ (rághū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
र॒घु • (raghú) stem, m (root रंह्)
- a racer
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | र॒घुः (raghúḥ) | र॒घू (raghū́) | र॒घवः॑ (raghávaḥ) |
| accusative | र॒घुम् (raghúm) | र॒घू (raghū́) | र॒घून् (raghū́n) |
| instrumental | र॒घुणा॑ (raghúṇā) र॒घ्वा¹ (raghvā́¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभिः॑ (raghúbhiḥ) |
| dative | र॒घवे॑ (ragháve) र॒घ्वे¹ (raghvé¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभ्यः॑ (raghúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | र॒घोः (raghóḥ) र॒घ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभ्यः॑ (raghúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | र॒घोः (raghóḥ) र॒घ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹) |
र॒घ्वोः (raghvóḥ) | र॒घू॒णाम् (raghūṇā́m) |
| locative | र॒घौ (ragháu) | र॒घ्वोः (raghvóḥ) | र॒घुषु॑ (raghúṣu) |
| vocative | रघो॑ (rágho) | रघू॑ (rághū) | रघ॑वः (rághavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 2
Proper noun
र॒घु • (raghú) stem, m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Raghu, famously held by:
- Raghu, grandfather of Dasharatha of the Ramayana
- a son of Gautama Buddha
- various authors
- the poem रघुवंश (raghuvaṃśa)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | र॒घुः (raghúḥ) | र॒घू (raghū́) | र॒घवः॑ (raghávaḥ) |
| accusative | र॒घुम् (raghúm) | र॒घू (raghū́) | र॒घून् (raghū́n) |
| instrumental | र॒घुणा॑ (raghúṇā) र॒घ्वा¹ (raghvā́¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभिः॑ (raghúbhiḥ) |
| dative | र॒घवे॑ (ragháve) र॒घ्वे¹ (raghvé¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभ्यः॑ (raghúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | र॒घोः (raghóḥ) र॒घ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹) |
र॒घुभ्या॑म् (raghúbhyām) | र॒घुभ्यः॑ (raghúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | र॒घोः (raghóḥ) र॒घ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹) |
र॒घ्वोः (raghvóḥ) | र॒घू॒णाम् (raghūṇā́m) |
| locative | र॒घौ (ragháu) | र॒घ्वोः (raghvóḥ) | र॒घुषु॑ (raghúṣu) |
| vocative | रघो॑ (rágho) | रघू॑ (rághū) | रघ॑वः (rághavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Borrowed terms
- → Telugu: రఘువు (raghuvu)
Derived terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “रघु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0860.