As a Hindi name
राधा · noun · feminine
वैशाख की पूर्णिमा · प्रीति । अनुराग । प्रेम · धृतराष्ट्र के सारथी अधिरथ की पत्नी का नाम — Śabdasāgara
राधा · rādhā · s.f.
Name of a celebrated cowherdess or gopī, the favourite mistress and consort of Krishna during his residence in Brindā-ban amongst the cowherds — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 581
राधा · feminine
Radha (the goddess of beauty, humanity, and kindness, consort of Krishna); a female given name, Radha, from Sanskrit
Cited formation "राधा" is राध + -आ: राध means "Pus, matter", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "राधा" is राधना + -आ: राधना means "स॰", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi राधा — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit राधा (rādhā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
rādhā f. See below.
rādhā f. prosperity, success, L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
prosperity, success
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M1 · same meaning "rādhā" is the feminine form of "rādha" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "rādha" is derived from "rādh" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
rādh (cf. √ ṛdh and radh) cl. 5. 4. P. (Dhātup. xxvii, 16; xxvi, 71) rādhnoti, rādhyati (Ved. also pr. rādhati and rādhyate; pf. rarādha, RV. &c. &c. [2. sg. rarādhitha or redhitha, cf. Pāṇ. vi, 4, 123]; aor., arātsīt, rādhiṣi, AV.; Br.; Prec. rādhyāsam, ib.; fut. rāddhā Gr.; rātsyati, AV.; Br.; ind.p. rāddhvā, -rādhya, Br.), to succeed (said of things), be accomplished or finished, VS.; TS.; AV.; to succeed (said of persons), be successful with (instr.), thrive, prosper, RV.; TS.; Br.; GṛŚrS.; to be ready for, submit to (dat.), AV.; to be fit for, partake of, attain to (dat. or loc.), Āpast.; TUp.; (rādhyati) to prophesy to (dat.), Pāṇ. i, 4, 39, Kāś.; to accomplish, perform, achieve, make ready, prepare, carry out, RV.; VS.; Br.; to hit, get at (acc.), TS.; to propitiate, conciliate, gratify, RV.; AitBr.; to hurt, injure, destroy, exterminate, Bhaṭṭ. (cf. Pāṇ. vi, 4, 123) : Pass. rādhyate (aor. arādhi), to be conciliated or satisfied, RV. (cf. rādhyate above) : Caus. rādhayati (aor. arīradhat, Br.; Pass. rādhyate, MBh.), to accomplish, perform, prepare, make ready, AV. &c. &c.; to make favourable, propitiate, satisfy, TS.; TBr. : Desid. of Caus. rirādhayiṣati, Br. : Desid. rirātsati or -ritsati, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 54, Vārtt. 1, Pat. : Intens. rārādhyate, rārāddhi Gr.
rādh [cf. √ iradh; Goth. garêdan, rathjō; Slav. raditi.]
rādha m. n. = rādhas, a gift, favour (only in rādhānām patiḥ N. of Indra), RV.
rādha m. (fr. rādhā) N. of the month Vaiśākha (= April-May), Rājat.
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Dictionary citations
rādhā f. See below.
rādhā f. prosperity, success, L.
(also du.) N. of the 21st Nakṣatra Viśākhā (containing 4 stars in the form of a curve supposed to be α, ι, ν Librae, and γ Scorpionis, cf. nakṣatra), L.
lightning, L.
a partic. attitude in shooting (standing with the feet a span apart; cf. -bhedhin, -vedhin), Pracaṇḍ.
rādha m. n. = rādhas, a gift, favour (only in rādhānām patiḥ N. of Indra), RV.
rādha m. (fr. rādhā) N. of the month Vaiśākha (= April-May), Rājat.
rādh (cf. √ ṛdh and radh) cl. 5. 4. P. (Dhātup. xxvii, 16; xxvi, 71) rādhnoti, rādhyati (Ved. also pr. rādhati and rādhyate; pf. rarādha, RV. &c. &c. [2. sg. rarādhitha or redhitha, cf. Pāṇ. vi, 4, 123]; aor., arātsīt, rādhiṣi, AV.; Br.; Prec. rādhyāsam, ib.; fut. rāddhā Gr.; rātsyati, AV.; Br.; ind.p. rāddhvā, -rādhya, Br.), to succeed (said of things), be accomplished or finished, VS.; TS.; AV.; to succeed (said of persons), be successful with (instr.), thrive, prosper, RV.; TS.; Br.; GṛŚrS.; to be ready for, submit to (dat.), AV.; to be fit for, partake of, attain to (dat. or loc.), Āpast.; TUp.; (rādhyati) to prophesy to (dat.), Pāṇ. i, 4, 39, Kāś.; to accomplish, perform, achieve, make ready, prepare, carry out, RV.; VS.; Br.; to hit, get at (acc.), TS.; to propitiate, conciliate, gratify, RV.; AitBr.; to hurt, injure, destroy, exterminate, Bhaṭṭ. (cf. Pāṇ. vi, 4, 123) : Pass. rādhyate (aor. arādhi), to be conciliated or satisfied, RV. (cf. rādhyate above) : Caus. rādhayati (aor. arīradhat, Br.; Pass. rādhyate, MBh.), to accomplish, perform, prepare, make ready, AV. &c. &c.; to make favourable, propitiate, satisfy, TS.; TBr. : Desid. of Caus. rirādhayiṣati, Br. : Desid. rirātsati or -ritsati, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 54, Vārtt. 1, Pat. : Intens. rārādhyate, rārāddhi Gr.
rādh [cf. √ iradh; Goth. garêdan, rathjō; Slav. raditi.]
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