रघु

रघु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬭᬖᬸ (Balinese script)
• ৰঘু (Assamese script)
• রঘু (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰑𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀖𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌰𑌘𑍁 (Grantha script)
• રઘુ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਘੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦫꦓꦸ (Javanese script)
• រឃុ (Khmer script)
• ರಘು (Kannada script)
• ຣຆຸ (Lao script)
• രഘു (Malayalam script)
• 𑘨𑘑𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᠺᠾᠤ (Mongolian script)
• ᡵᠠᢚᡠ (Manchu script)
• ရဃု (Burmese script)
• 𑧈𑦱𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐑𑐸 (Newa script)
• ରଘୁ (Oriya script)
• ꢬꢕꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆔𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖑𑖲 (Siddham script)
• රඝු (Sinhalese script)
• రఘు (Telugu script)
• รฆุ (Thai script)
• ར་གྷུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒒𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

Alternative forms

• लघु (laghu)

Etymology 1

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) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɐ.ɡʱu/

Adjective

रघु • (raghú)

1. fleet, rapid
2. light, fickle

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रघुः raghúḥ	रघू raghū́	रघवः raghávaḥ
Vocative	रघो rágho	रघू rághū	रघवः rághavaḥ
Accusative	रघुम् raghúm	रघू raghū́	रघून् raghū́n
Instrumental	रघुणा / रघ्वा¹ raghúṇā / raghvā̀¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभिः raghúbhiḥ
Dative	रघवे / रघ्वे² ragháve / raghvè²	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	रघोः / रघ्वः² raghóḥ / raghvàḥ²	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	रघोः / रघ्वः² raghóḥ / raghvàḥ²	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघूणाम् raghūṇā́m
Locative	रघौ raghaú	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघुषु raghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Feminine ī-stem declension of रघ्वी (raghvī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रघ्वी raghvī́	रघ्व्यौ / रघ्वी¹ raghvyaù / raghvī́¹	रघ्व्यः / रघ्वीः¹ raghvyàḥ / raghvī́ḥ¹
Vocative	रघ्वि rághvi	रघ्व्यौ / रघ्वी¹ rághvyau / raghvī́¹	रघ्व्यः / रघ्वीः¹ rághvyaḥ / rághvīḥ¹
Accusative	रघ्वीम् raghvī́m	रघ्व्यौ / रघ्वी¹ raghvyaù / raghvī́¹	रघ्वीः raghvī́ḥ
Instrumental	रघ्व्या raghvyā̀	रघ्वीभ्याम् raghvī́bhyām	रघ्वीभिः raghvī́bhiḥ
Dative	रघ्व्यै raghvyaì	रघ्वीभ्याम् raghvī́bhyām	रघ्वीभ्यः raghvī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	रघ्व्याः raghvyā̀ḥ	रघ्वीभ्याम् raghvī́bhyām	रघ्वीभ्यः raghvī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	रघ्व्याः raghvyā̀ḥ	रघ्व्योः raghvyòḥ	रघ्वीणाम् raghvī́ṇām
Locative	रघ्व्याम् raghvyā̀m	रघ्व्योः raghvyòḥ	रघ्वीषु raghvī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रघु raghú	रघुणी raghúṇī	रघू / रघु / रघूणि¹ raghū́ / raghú / raghū́ṇi¹
Vocative	रघु / रघो raghú / rágho	रघुणी rághuṇī	रघू / रघु / रघूणि¹ rághū / raghú / rághūṇi¹
Accusative	रघु raghú	रघुणी raghúṇī	रघू / रघु / रघूणि¹ raghū́ / raghú / raghū́ṇi¹
Instrumental	रघुणा / रघ्वा² raghúṇā / raghvā̀²	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभिः raghúbhiḥ
Dative	रघवे / रघ्वे³ ragháve / raghvè³	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	रघोः / रघुणः¹ / रघ्वः³ raghóḥ / raghúṇaḥ¹ / raghvàḥ³	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	रघोः / रघुणः¹ / रघ्वः³ raghóḥ / raghúṇaḥ¹ / raghvàḥ³	रघुणोः raghúṇoḥ	रघूणाम् raghūṇā́m
Locative	रघुणि raghúṇi	रघुणोः raghúṇoḥ	रघुषु raghúṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

Noun

रघु • (raghú) m

1. a racer

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रघुः raghúḥ	रघू raghū́	रघवः raghávaḥ
Vocative	रघो rágho	रघू rághū	रघवः rághavaḥ
Accusative	रघुम् raghúm	रघू raghū́	रघून् raghū́n
Instrumental	रघुणा / रघ्वा¹ raghúṇā / raghvā̀¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभिः raghúbhiḥ
Dative	रघवे / रघ्वे² ragháve / raghvè²	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	रघोः / रघ्वः² raghóḥ / raghvàḥ²	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	रघोः / रघ्वः² raghóḥ / raghvàḥ²	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघूणाम् raghūṇā́m
Locative	रघौ raghaú	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघुषु raghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Proper noun

रघु • (raghú) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Raghu, famously held by:
   1. Raghu, grandfather of Dasharatha of the Ramayana
   2. a son of Gautama Buddha
   3. various authors
2. the poem रघुवंश (raghuvaṃśa)

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रघुः raghúḥ	रघू raghū́	रघवः raghávaḥ
Vocative	रघो rágho	रघू rághū	रघवः rághavaḥ
Accusative	रघुम् raghúm	रघू raghū́	रघून् raghū́n
Instrumental	रघुणा / रघ्वा¹ raghúṇā / raghvā̀¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभिः raghúbhiḥ
Dative	रघवे / रघ्वे² ragháve / raghvè²	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	रघोः / रघ्वः² raghóḥ / raghvàḥ²	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	रघोः / रघ्वः² raghóḥ / raghvàḥ²	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघूणाम् raghūṇā́m
Locative	रघौ raghaú	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघुषु raghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Borrowed terms

• Telugu: రఘువు (raghuvu)

Derived terms

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana)
• रघुवंश (raghuvaṃśa)
• राघव (rāghava, “descendants of the king Raghu”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “रघु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0860.