राहु

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See also: रहे, रुह्, रही, and रहा

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Etymology

From the root रभ् (rabh, “to grasp”).

Pronunciation

Noun

राहु • (rāhu) stem, m

  1. (Hinduism) Rahu, one of the Navagrahas.
  2. an eclipse or (rather) the moment of the beginning of an occultation or obscuration

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of राहु
singular dual plural
nominative राहुः (rāhuḥ) राहू (rāhū) राहवः (rāhavaḥ)
accusative राहुम् (rāhum) राहू (rāhū) राहून् (rāhūn)
instrumental राहुणा (rāhuṇā)
राह्वा¹ (rāhvā¹) 		राहुभ्याम् (rāhubhyām) राहुभिः (rāhubhiḥ)
dative राहवे (rāhave)
राह्वे¹ (rāhve¹) 		राहुभ्याम् (rāhubhyām) राहुभ्यः (rāhubhyaḥ)
ablative राहोः (rāhoḥ)
राह्वः¹ (rāhvaḥ¹) 		राहुभ्याम् (rāhubhyām) राहुभ्यः (rāhubhyaḥ)
genitive राहोः (rāhoḥ)
राह्वः¹ (rāhvaḥ¹) 		राह्वोः (rāhvoḥ) राहूणाम् (rāhūṇām)
locative राहौ (rāhau) राह्वोः (rāhvoḥ) राहुषु (rāhuṣu)
vocative राहो (rāho) राहू (rāhū) राहवः (rāhavaḥ)
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