रघु

Sanskrit

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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) stem

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 / raghvā́¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभिः raghúbhiḥ
Dative	रघवे / रघ्वे¹ ragháve / raghvé¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	रघोः / रघ्वः¹ raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	रघोः / रघ्वः¹ raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघूणाम् raghūṇā́m
Locative	रघौ raghaú	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघुषु raghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

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 / rághvī¹	रघ्व्यः / रघ्वीः¹ rághvyaḥ / rághvīḥ¹
Accusative	रघ्वीम् raghvī́m	रघ्व्यौ / रघ्वी¹ raghvyaù / raghvī́¹	रघ्वीः raghvī́ḥ
Instrumental	रघ्व्या raghvyā́	रघ्वीभ्याम् raghvī́bhyām	रघ्वीभिः raghvī́bhiḥ
Dative	रघ्व्यै raghvyaí	रघ्वीभ्याम् raghvī́bhyām	रघ्वीभ्यः raghvī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	रघ्व्याः / रघ्व्यै² raghvyā́ḥ / raghvyaí²	रघ्वीभ्याम् raghvī́bhyām	रघ्वीभ्यः raghvī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	रघ्व्याः / रघ्व्यै² raghvyā́ḥ / raghvyaí²	रघ्व्योः raghvyóḥ	रघ्वीणाम् raghvī́ṇām
Locative	रघ्व्याम् raghvyā́m	रघ्व्योः raghvyóḥ	रघ्वीषु raghvī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of रघु (raghú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रघु raghú	रघुणी raghúṇī	रघूणि / रघु¹ / रघू¹ raghū́ṇi / raghú¹ / raghū́¹
Vocative	रघु / रघो rághu / rágho	रघुणी rághuṇī	रघूणि / रघु¹ / रघू¹ rághūṇi / rághu¹ / rághū¹
Accusative	रघु raghú	रघुणी raghúṇī	रघूणि / रघु¹ / रघू¹ raghū́ṇi / raghú¹ / raghū́¹
Instrumental	रघुणा / रघ्वा¹ raghúṇā / raghvā́¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभिः raghúbhiḥ
Dative	रघुणे / रघवे¹ / रघ्वे¹ raghúṇe / ragháve¹ / raghvé¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	रघुणः / रघोः¹ / रघ्वः¹ raghúṇaḥ / raghóḥ¹ / raghváḥ¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	रघुणः / रघोः¹ / रघ्वः¹ raghúṇaḥ / raghóḥ¹ / raghváḥ¹	रघुणोः raghúṇoḥ	रघूणाम् raghūṇā́m
Locative	रघुणि / रघौ¹ raghúṇi / raghaú¹	रघुणोः raghúṇoḥ	रघुषु raghúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

रघु • (raghú) stem, 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 / raghvā́¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभिः raghúbhiḥ
Dative	रघवे / रघ्वे¹ ragháve / raghvé¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	रघोः / रघ्वः¹ raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	रघोः / रघ्वः¹ raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघूणाम् raghūṇā́m
Locative	रघौ raghaú	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघुषु raghúṣu
Notes	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 (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 / raghvā́¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभिः raghúbhiḥ
Dative	रघवे / रघ्वे¹ ragháve / raghvé¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Ablative	रघोः / रघ्वः¹ raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹	रघुभ्याम् raghúbhyām	रघुभ्यः raghúbhyaḥ
Genitive	रघोः / रघ्वः¹ raghóḥ / raghváḥ¹	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघूणाम् raghūṇā́m
Locative	रघौ raghaú	रघ्वोः raghvóḥ	रघुषु raghúṣu
Notes	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.