As a deity name
Name 906 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'अरौद्र' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is रौद्र, meaning Violent, impetuous, wrathful, irascible, fearful, terrible, formidable. — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago nearest word: रौद्र — a suggestion, not a meaning
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As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
not formidable.
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
a-raudra mfn. not formidable.
araudra a. Not terrible or fierce; an epithet of Viṣṇu.
araudra mfn. (-draḥ-drī-draṃ) Not formidable or fierce. E. a neg. rodra formidable.
Alternative readings
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