रघु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰঘু (Assamese script)
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• ရဃု (Burmese script)
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• ਰਘੁ (Gurmukhi script)
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• រឃុ (Khmer script)
• ຣຆຸ (Lao script)
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• රඝු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩟𑩒 (Soyombo script)
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• ரகு⁴ (Tamil script)
• రఘు (Telugu script)
• รฆุ (Thai script)
• ར་གྷུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒒𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨎𑨃 (Zanabazar Square 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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.ɡʱu/

Adjective

रघु • (raghú) stem

1. fleet, rapid
2. light, fickle

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of रघु

	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 (raghúṇā) रघ्वा¹ (raghvā́¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभिः (raghúbhiḥ)
dative	रघवे (ragháve) रघ्वे¹ (raghvé¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभ्यः (raghúbhyaḥ)
ablative	रघोः (raghóḥ) रघ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभ्यः (raghúbhyaḥ)
genitive	रघोः (raghóḥ) रघ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹)	रघ्वोः (raghvóḥ)	रघूणाम् (raghūṇā́m)
locative	रघौ (raghaú)	रघ्वोः (raghvóḥ)	रघुषु (raghúṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of रघ्वी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रघ्वी (raghvī́)	रघ्व्यौ (raghvyaù) रघ्वी¹ (raghvī́¹)	रघ्व्यः (raghvyàḥ) रघ्वीः¹ (raghvī́ḥ¹)
vocative	रघ्वि (rághvi)	रघ्व्यौ (rághvyau) रघ्वी¹ (rághvī¹)	रघ्व्यः (rághvyaḥ) रघ्वीः¹ (rághvīḥ¹)
accusative	रघ्वीम् (raghvī́m)	रघ्व्यौ (raghvyaù) रघ्वी¹ (raghvī́¹)	रघ्वीः (raghvī́ḥ)
instrumental	रघ्व्या (raghvyā́)	रघ्वीभ्याम् (raghvī́bhyām)	रघ्वीभिः (raghvī́bhiḥ)
dative	रघ्व्यै (raghvyaí)	रघ्वीभ्याम् (raghvī́bhyām)	रघ्वीभ्यः (raghvī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	रघ्व्याः (raghvyā́ḥ) रघ्व्यै² (raghvyaí²)	रघ्वीभ्याम् (raghvī́bhyām)	रघ्वीभ्यः (raghvī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	रघ्व्याः (raghvyā́ḥ) रघ्व्यै² (raghvyaí²)	रघ्व्योः (raghvyóḥ)	रघ्वीणाम् (raghvī́ṇām)
locative	रघ्व्याम् (raghvyā́m)	रघ्व्योः (raghvyóḥ)	रघ्वीषु (raghvī́ṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of रघु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रघु (raghú)	रघुणी (raghúṇī)	रघूणि (raghū́ṇi) रघु¹ (raghú¹) रघू¹ (raghū́¹)
vocative	रघु (rághu) रघो (rágho)	रघुणी (rághuṇī)	रघूणि (rághūṇi) रघु¹ (rághu¹) रघू¹ (rághū¹)
accusative	रघु (raghú)	रघुणी (raghúṇī)	रघूणि (raghū́ṇi) रघु¹ (raghú¹) रघू¹ (raghū́¹)
instrumental	रघुणा (raghúṇā) रघ्वा¹ (raghvā́¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभिः (raghúbhiḥ)
dative	रघुणे (raghúṇe) रघवे¹ (ragháve¹) रघ्वे¹ (raghvé¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभ्यः (raghúbhyaḥ)
ablative	रघुणः (raghúṇaḥ) रघोः¹ (raghóḥ¹) रघ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभ्यः (raghúbhyaḥ)
genitive	रघुणः (raghúṇaḥ) रघोः¹ (raghóḥ¹) रघ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹)	रघुणोः (raghúṇoḥ)	रघूणाम् (raghūṇā́m)
locative	रघुणि (raghúṇi) रघौ¹ (raghaú¹)	रघुणोः (raghúṇoḥ)	रघुषु (raghúṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

रघु • (raghú) stem, m

1. a racer

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of रघु

	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 (raghúṇā) रघ्वा¹ (raghvā́¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभिः (raghúbhiḥ)
dative	रघवे (ragháve) रघ्वे¹ (raghvé¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभ्यः (raghúbhyaḥ)
ablative	रघोः (raghóḥ) रघ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभ्यः (raghúbhyaḥ)
genitive	रघोः (raghóḥ) रघ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹)	रघ्वोः (raghvóḥ)	रघूणाम् (raghūṇā́m)
locative	रघौ (raghaú)	रघ्वोः (raghvóḥ)	रघुषु (raghúṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Proper noun

रघु • (raghú) stem, 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

	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 (raghúṇā) रघ्वा¹ (raghvā́¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभिः (raghúbhiḥ)
dative	रघवे (ragháve) रघ्वे¹ (raghvé¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभ्यः (raghúbhyaḥ)
ablative	रघोः (raghóḥ) रघ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹)	रघुभ्याम् (raghúbhyām)	रघुभ्यः (raghúbhyaḥ)
genitive	रघोः (raghóḥ) रघ्वः¹ (raghváḥ¹)	रघ्वोः (raghvóḥ)	रघूणाम् (raghūṇā́m)
locative	रघौ (raghaú)	रघ्वोः (raghvóḥ)	रघुषु (raghúṣu)

• ¹Vedic

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, page 0860.