"rudraksha" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rudrakshas [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa, “Rudra's eyes”), from रुद्र (Rudra, “Rudra, a Rigvedic deity of wind and storm”), and अक्ष (ákṣa, “eye”), variant form of अक्षि (ákṣi). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|sa|रुद्राक्ष||Rudra's eyes}} Sanskrit रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa, “Rudra's eyes”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rudraksha (plural rudrakshas)
  1. The dried seed of a large evergreen broad-leaved tree, Elaeocarpus ganitrus, which is traditionally used as prayer beads in Hinduism. Categories (lifeform): Oxalidales order plants

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