रुद्राणी

रुद्राणी

Sanskrit

Etymology

From रुद् (rud)

Proper noun

रुद्राणी • (rudrāṇī) f

1. The wife of Rudra; the goddess Durga.
2. Name of a girl eleven years of age (in whom menstruation has not yet commenced, representing the goddess दुर्गा at the दुर्गा festival).
3. a species of plant (= रुद्र-जटा) L.

Descendants

• Telugu: రుద్రాణి (rudrāṇi)