रोहिणी

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

रोहिणी, स्त्री, (रुह् + इनन् । गौरादित्वात् ङीष् ।) स्त्रीगवी । इत्यमरः ॥ (यथा, माघे । १२ । ४० । “प्रीत्या नियुक्ताल्लिहतीः स्तनन्धया- न्निगृह्य पारीमुभयेन जानुनोः । वर्द्धिष्णुधाराध्वनि रोहिणीः पय- श्चिरुं निदध्यौ दुहतः स गोदुहः ॥”) तडित् । कटुम्भरा । (यथास्याः पर्य्यायः । “कट्वी तु कटुका तिक्ता कृष्णभेदा कटुम्भरा । अशोका मन्द्यशकला चक्राङ्गी शकुलादनी ॥” इति भावप्रकाशश्य पूर्ब्बखण्डे प्रथमे भागे ॥) सोमवल्कः । (यथास्याः पर्य्यायो रत्नमालायाम् । “नैव ह्नस्वा न महती न कृशा नापि रोहिणी । नीलकुञ्चितकेशी च तया दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥”)

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

रोहिणी स्त्री।

गौः

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अर्जुन्यघ्न्या रोहिणी स्यादुत्तमा गोषु नैचिकी। वर्णादिभेदात्संज्ञाः स्युः शबलीधवलादयः॥

अवयव : क्षीरशयः

पति : वृषभः

स्वामी : गवां_स्वामिः

वृत्तिवान् : गोपालः

 : श्रेष्ठा_गौः, गोभेदः, द्विवर्षा_गौः, एकवर्षा_गौः, चतुर्वर्षा_गौः, त्रिवर्षा_गौः, वन्ध्या_गौः, अकस्मात्_पतितगर्भा_गौः, कृतमैथुना_गौः, वृषयोगेन_गर्भपातिनी, गर्भग्रहणयोग्या_गौः, प्रथमं_गर्भं_धृतवती_गौः, अकोपजा_गौः, बहुप्रसूता_गौः, दीर्घकालेन_प्रसूता_गौः, नूतनप्रसूता_गौः, सुशीला_गौः, स्थूलस्तनी_गौः, द्रोणप्रिमितदुग्धमात्रा_गौः, बन्धनस्थिता_गौः, प्रतिवर्षं_प्रसवित्री_गौः, अजातशृङ्गगौः

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

रोहिणी¦ स्त्री रुह--इनन् गौरा॰ ङीष्।

१ स्त्रीगव्याम् अमरःअश्विन्यवधिके चतुर्थे

२ नक्षत्रे ज्यो॰

३ वसुदेवपत्न्यां-बलभद्रमातरि,

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७ रक्तवर्णयत्यां स्त्रियाम्। सा च

८ हरितक्याम्,

९ काश्म-र्य्याम्,

१० मञ्जिष्ठायाश्च राजनि॰।

११ सुरभिकन्यायांकालिसापु॰
“अष्टवर्षा भवेत् गौरी नववर्षा च रोहिणी” स्मृत्युक्तायां नववर्षायां

१२ कन्यायां

१३ गलरोगभेदे भावप्र॰
“रोहिणीनामकगलरोगाणां नामानि संख्याञ्चाह
“रो-हिणी पञ्चषा प्रोक्ता कण्ठशालूक एव च। अधिजि-ह्वश्च वलयोऽलासनामैकवृन्दकः। ततो वृन्दः शतघ्नी चगिलायुः कण्ठविढ्रधिः। गलौघः प्रस्वरघ्नश्च मांसतालस्त-षैव च। विदाही कण्ठदेशे तु रोगा{??}ष्ठाविति स्मृताः।{??}त्र पञ्चानामपि रोहिणीनां सामान्यसंप्राप्तिमाह
“गलेऽनिलः पित्तकफौ च मूर्च्छितौ प्रदूष्य मांसञ्चतथैव शोणितम्। गलोपसंरोधकरैस्तधाङ्कुरैर्निहन्त्यसून् व्याधिरियं हि रोहिणी”। अनिलः मूर्च्छितःपवृद्धः कफपित्तौ च मूर्च्छितौ वित्तं वा मूर्च्छितं कफोवा मूर्च्छितः न तु त्रयोऽपि मूर्च्छिताः” पृथग्दोष-जाया अविवक्ष्यमाणत्वात्। तस्या वातजायालक्षणमाह
“किह्वासमन्ताद्भृशवेदनास्तु मांसाङ्गुराः कण्ठविरोधनाः{??}उः। सा रोहिणी वातकृता प्रदिष्ठा वातात्यकोपद्रवगाढयुक्ता”। जिह्वासमन्तात् जिह्वायाः सर्वतः।
“वाता-त्मकोपद्रवगाढयुक्ता स्तम्भादिभिरतिशयेन युक्ता। पित्त-जामाह
“क्षिप्रोद्गमा क्षिप्रयिदाहपाका तीव्रज्वरा पित्त-निमित्तजाता”। श्लेष्मजामाह
“स्रोतोनिरोधिन्यपिमन्दपाका गुर्वी स्थिरा सा कफसम्भवा तु। स्रोतोऽत्रकण्ठस्रोतः। सन्निपातजामाह
“गम्भीरपाकिम्यनिवार्थ्य-वीर्य्या त्रिदोषलिङ्गा त्रिभवा भवेत् सा”। रक्तजामाहस्फोटैश्चिता पित्तसमानलिङ्गा साध्या प्रदिष्टा रुधिरा-त्मिका तु”। रक्तजेतरासंहारकत्वावधिमाह
“सद्यस्त्रि-दोषजा हन्ति त्र्यहात् कफसमुद्धवा। पञ्चाहात् पित्त-सम्भूता सप्ताहात् पवनोत्थिता”।

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

रोहिणी [rōhiṇī], 1 A red cow.

A cow in general; वर्धिष्णु- धाराध्वनि रोहिणीः पयः Śi.12.4.

N. of the fourth lunar mansion (containing five stars) figured by a cart; she was one of the several daughters of Dakṣa and is regarded as the most favourite consort of the moon; उपरागान्ते शशिनः समुपगता रोहिणी योगम् Ś.7.22.

N. of a wife of Vasudeva and mother of Balarāma

A young girl in whom menstruation has just commenced; नववर्षा च रोहिणी.

Lightning.

Inflammation of the throat.

A kind of steel.

A particular श्रुति or मूर्च्छना (in music). -Comp. -अष्टमी the eighth day in the month of Bhādrapada (when the moon is in conjunction with Rohiṇī). -तनयः Balarāma.-पतिः, -प्रियः, -वल्लभः the moon. -योगः the conjunction of the moon with the Nakṣatra रोहिणी.

रमणः a bull.

the moon. -शकटः the constellation Rohiṇī figured by a cart; रोहिणीशकटमर्कनन्दनश्चेद्भिनत्ति रुधिरो$थवा शशी Pt.1.23 (= Bṛi. S.47.14). -सितः, -भवः Mercury.

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रोहिणी f. See. s.v.

रोहिणी f. See. below.

रोहिणी f. ( f. of रोहित, " red " , below ; also f. of रोहिन्above ) a red cow or [later] any cow (represented as a daughter of सुरभिand mother of cattle , esp. of काम-धेनु, " cow of plenty " ; in the वेद, रोहिणीmay perhaps also mean " a red mare ") RV. etc.

रोहिणी f. N. of the ninth नक्षत्रor lunar asterism and of the lunar day belonging to it (in this sense it may optionally have the accent on the last syllable ; it is personified as a daughter of दक्ष, and as the favourite wife of the Moon , called " the Red one " from the colour of the star Aldebaran or principal star in the constellation which contains 5 stars , prob. ? , ? , ? , ? , ? , Tauri , and is figured by a wheeled vehicle or sometimes by a temple or fish ; it is exceptionally pl. , and in TS. and TBr. there are 2 नक्षत्रs of this name ; it may also be used as an adj. and mean " born under the नक्षत्ररोहिणी" Pa1n2. 4-3 , 34 Va1rtt. 1 )

रोहिणी f. lightning L.

रोहिणी f. a young girl (in whom menstruation has just commenced ; others " a girl nine years of age ") Gr2ihya1s. Pan5cat.

रोहिणी f. N. of various plants Sus3r. Bhpr. (= Helleborus Niger ; Acacia Arabica ; Gmelina Arborea etc. L. )

रोहिणी f. inflammation of the throat (of various kinds) Sus3r.

रोहिणी f. (in music) a partic. श्रुतिSam2gi1t.

रोहिणी f. a partic. मूर्छनाib.

रोहिणी f. a kind of steel L.

रोहिणी f. N. of two wives of वसुदेवand the mother of बल-रामMBh. Pur.

रोहिणी f. of a wife of कृष्णHariv.

रोहिणी f. of the wife of महा-देवPur.

रोहिणी f. of a daughter of हिरण्य-कशिपुMBh.

रोहिणी f. of one of the 16 विद्या-देवीs L.

रोहिणी f. of a river VP.

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

(I)--a daughter of वाल्मीकि; one of Vasudeva's wives, and mother of Gada, बलराम and five other sons besides a daughter, चित्रा. फलकम्:F1:  भा. IX. २४. ४५-6; X. 1. 8; Br. III. ७१. १६१-5; वा. ९६. १६०-3; Vi. V. 1. ७४-6; 2. 2; 5. 5; 6. ११; IV. १५. १८-9.फलकम्:/F Had her residence at Nanda- gokula. Hari ordered योगमाया to transfer his धाम in the womb of देवकी to that of रोहिणी. This was the future बलराम Sankars2ana. नारद spoke about this to Kamsa. फलकम्:F2:  भा. X. 2. 7-8, १५.फलकम्:/F [page३-104+ ३४] Her joy at the birth of कृष्ण, and helped यशोदा in her रक्ष ritual to कृष्ण; joy at his escape from कालीय; intensely attached to राम; surprised at कृष्ण holding the Govardhana; came to see him taking पारिजात from Indra's abode. कृष्ण's respects to; फलकम्:F3:  Ib. X 5. १७; 6. १९; ११. १२; १५. ४४; १७. १५; २५. ३०; ३६. १७; [६७ (v) ४७-8].फलकम्:/F went to Syamanta- पञ्चक for the solar eclipse, met यशोदा there and embraced her. Lamented the decease of कृष्ण and राम. फलकम्:F4:  Ib. X. ८२. ३७; XI. ३१. १८.फलकम्:/F Entered fire after their deceuse; फलकम्:F5:  Vi. V. ३८. 4.फलकम्:/F also known as पौरवी. फलकम्:F6:  M. ४६. ११.फलकम्:/F

(II)--one of कृष्ण's wives; a देवी; mother of दीप्तिमत्, ताम्रपक्ष and other sons. भा. X, ६१. १८; Br. III. ७१. २४२; वा. ९६. २३३. Vi. V. २८. 4; ३२. 2.

(III)--a wife of महादेव-Candramatanu of शिव; mother of Budha. Br. I. 2. 9; II. १०. ८४; M. ५५. १२; १३९. २५; वा. २७. ५६; ६६. २२. Vi. I. 8. 8.

(IV)--a daughter of सुरभी and कश्यप; a sister of the Rudras; mother of four daughters--सुरूपा, हम्सकाली (कीला), भद्रा and कामदु(a)घा. Br. III. 3. ७३-5; वा. ६६. ७१-72.

(V)--a constellation important for श्राद्ध per- formance; फलकम्:F1:  Br. III. १८. 3; M. १७. 3; ५४. 9; वा. ८२. 3.फलकम्:/F the worship of, in गो सहस्र दानम्। फलकम्:F2:  M. १६३. ४१; १७१. ३२; २७८. १४.फलकम्:/F

(VI)--had Saumya as her son. वा. 2. 9.

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Rohiṇī : f.: A mythical cow.

Daughter of Surabhi (who was one of the nine daughters of Krodhavaśā); her sister was Gandharvī; Rohiṇī gave birth to the cows 1. 60. 65. [See Surabhi ].

p. 53. 1. 4 (from below): after (kapisiṁha); add: 7. 153. 27 (harīndra);

p. 54. 1. 1-2 read: fight between Bhīma and Jaṭāsura (3. 154. 49) and between Ghaṭotkaca and Alāyudha (7. 153. 27) also so compared.

p. 61. 1. 23-24 read: One of the nine daughters (ātmasaṁbhavāḥ) of Krodhavaśā (or of Tāmrā (?) 1. 60. 54;

p. 67. 2. 2 read: Upaplavya for Hāstinapura.

p. 67. 2. 10-11 (from below) read: all the four are intended, cf. varāśvaiḥ).

p. 68. 2. 18-19 read: (3. 264. 14; also 3. 258. 3);

p. 71. 2. 19 before 7. 25. 19 add: 7. 19. 17, 19.

p. 72. 1. 1 read (5. 164. 38);

p. 72. 1. 20 before


E. add:

(8) with mountain: Supratīka (not named), blinded with rut and looking like a mass of black colyrium, appeared like a big mountain rained down by big clouds 7. 19. 19.

p. 75. 2. 26 read 13. 128. 11-12; and before


H. add: hence Śiva has epithets like ‘having a bull on his banner’ (vṛṣabhadhvaja) 3. 40. 61; 3. 42. 1; 3. 80. 125; 3. 221. 6; 5. 188. 15; 7. 57. 17, 34, 60; 7. 172. 90; 8. 24. 98; 12. 278. 24; 13. 76. 28; 13. 127. 19; 14. 62. 15; (vṛṣadhvaja) 2. 11. 45; 3. 41. 7; 3. 81. 62, 71, 142; 3. 82. 19, 69, 79; 3. 256. 25; 5. 188. 10, 11; 7. 57. 53, 70; 7. 173. 30, 64; 12. 314. 18; 13. 14. 170, 172; 13. 126. 35; 13. 127. 49; (govṛṣadhvaja) 3. 163. 42, 51; 3. 218. 26; 13. 83. 46; (vṛṣaketana) 3. 221. 19; (ṛṣabhaketu) 12. 160. 44; or ‘who is marked by a bull’ (vṛṣāṅka) 7. 57. 67, 74; 7. 60. 7; 7. 173. 31; 8. 24. 36; 13. 76. 29; (vṛṣabhāṅka) 13. 127. 2, 7, 22; or ‘whose vehicle is a bull’ (vṛṣavāhana) 13. 83. 47; (govṛṣottamavāhana) 10. 7. 9.

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Rohiṇī : f. (sg., once pl. 12. 160. 80): Name of a constellation.


A. Computation of time: Abhijit, younger sister of Rohiṇī, vying with her and desiring for a higher rank went to forest to practise austerities; Indra was then confused in calculating time (due to the loss of a nakṣatra) 3. 219. 8-9; hence Brahman ordained that time (kāla) would commence with Dhaniṣṭhā, while formerly it commenced with Rchiṇī; this made good the loss of one nakṣatra (rohiṇyādyo 'bhavat pūrvam evaṁ saṁkhyā samābhavat) 3. 219. 10 (for full citation and Nī.'s commentary see Abhijit and Dhaniṣṭhā ).


B. Auspicious constellation: The Pāṇḍavas left for Vāraṇāvata on the eighth day of Phalguna and under the constellation Rohiṇī (rohiṇyām) 1. 133. 30.


C. Religious rites:

(1) dāna: Nārada told Devakī (13. 63. 2-4) that in order to be free from debt (to the manes ?) one should, under the constellation Rohiṇī, feed the Brāhmaṇas with known kinds of meat, beans, cooked rice and clarified butter, and give them milk at the end of the meal (rohiṇyāṁ prathitair māṁsair māṣair annena sarpiṣā/payo 'nupānaṁ dātavyam ānṛṇyāya dvijātaye// 13. 63. 6 (Nī. who reads prasṛtair mārgair māṁsair explains mārgair as mṛgasaṁbandhibhiḥ);

(2) śrāddha: Yama told Śaśabindu (13. 89. 1) that one desirous of offspring should offer a śrāddha under Rohiṇī (rohiṇyām) 13. 89. 3.


D. Rohiṇī and the asi: The sword which was created by Brahman as a weapon (12. 160. 42) had the Rohiṇī stars for their gotra (rohiṇyo gotram asya (aseḥ)) 12. 160. 80.


E. Omens:

(1) Among the omens noticed by Vyāsa before the start of the war there was one according to which Śanaiścara was afflicting Rohiṇī (rohiṇīṁ pīḍayann eṣa sthito rājañ śanaiścaraḥ) 6. 2. 32 (also cf. the next section


F. (3); also 5. 141. 7 ? see Prājāpatya^2 ) (2) At the time of Karṇa's death, Bṛhaspati was afflicting Rohiṇī (bṛhaspatī rohiṇīṁ saṁprapīḍya) 8. 68. 49.


F. Similes:

(1) Yudhiṣṭhira saw Gāndhārī surrounded by her daughtersin-law as is Rohiṇī by the stars (tārābhir iva rohiṇīm) 2. 52. 27;

(2) Lopāmudrā, surrounded by her hundred dāsīs and a hundred maidens, sat like Rohiṇī in the sky (rohiṇīva divi prabho) 3. 94. 24;

(3) Rāvaṇa drawing near Sītā looked like the planet Śanaiścara when it approached Rohiṇī (dadṛśe rohiṇīm etya śanaiścara iva grahaḥ) 3. 265. 6;

(4) Śāntā waited on Ṛśyaśṛnga like Rohiṇī on Soma (rohiṇī somam ivānukūlā) 3. 113. 22;

(5) Sudeva wondered when would Damayanti be united with Nala and reach the end of her hardship as Rohiṇī on meeting the moon (rohiṇī śaśino yathā) 3. 65. 21. [See Prājāpatya^2; for Rohiṇī also see Section 1. 7]


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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Rohiṇī : f.: A mythical cow.

Daughter of Surabhi (who was one of the nine daughters of Krodhavaśā); her sister was Gandharvī; Rohiṇī gave birth to the cows 1. 60. 65. [See Surabhi ].

p. 53. 1. 4 (from below): after (kapisiṁha); add: 7. 153. 27 (harīndra);

p. 54. 1. 1-2 read: fight between Bhīma and Jaṭāsura (3. 154. 49) and between Ghaṭotkaca and Alāyudha (7. 153. 27) also so compared.

p. 61. 1. 23-24 read: One of the nine daughters (ātmasaṁbhavāḥ) of Krodhavaśā (or of Tāmrā (?) 1. 60. 54;

p. 67. 2. 2 read: Upaplavya for Hāstinapura.

p. 67. 2. 10-11 (from below) read: all the four are intended, cf. varāśvaiḥ).

p. 68. 2. 18-19 read: (3. 264. 14; also 3. 258. 3);

p. 71. 2. 19 before 7. 25. 19 add: 7. 19. 17, 19.

p. 72. 1. 1 read (5. 164. 38);

p. 72. 1. 20 before


E. add:

(8) with mountain: Supratīka (not named), blinded with rut and looking like a mass of black colyrium, appeared like a big mountain rained down by big clouds 7. 19. 19.

p. 75. 2. 26 read 13. 128. 11-12; and before


H. add: hence Śiva has epithets like ‘having a bull on his banner’ (vṛṣabhadhvaja) 3. 40. 61; 3. 42. 1; 3. 80. 125; 3. 221. 6; 5. 188. 15; 7. 57. 17, 34, 60; 7. 172. 90; 8. 24. 98; 12. 278. 24; 13. 76. 28; 13. 127. 19; 14. 62. 15; (vṛṣadhvaja) 2. 11. 45; 3. 41. 7; 3. 81. 62, 71, 142; 3. 82. 19, 69, 79; 3. 256. 25; 5. 188. 10, 11; 7. 57. 53, 70; 7. 173. 30, 64; 12. 314. 18; 13. 14. 170, 172; 13. 126. 35; 13. 127. 49; (govṛṣadhvaja) 3. 163. 42, 51; 3. 218. 26; 13. 83. 46; (vṛṣaketana) 3. 221. 19; (ṛṣabhaketu) 12. 160. 44; or ‘who is marked by a bull’ (vṛṣāṅka) 7. 57. 67, 74; 7. 60. 7; 7. 173. 31; 8. 24. 36; 13. 76. 29; (vṛṣabhāṅka) 13. 127. 2, 7, 22; or ‘whose vehicle is a bull’ (vṛṣavāhana) 13. 83. 47; (govṛṣottamavāhana) 10. 7. 9.

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Rohiṇī : f. (sg., once pl. 12. 160. 80): Name of a constellation.


A. Computation of time: Abhijit, younger sister of Rohiṇī, vying with her and desiring for a higher rank went to forest to practise austerities; Indra was then confused in calculating time (due to the loss of a nakṣatra) 3. 219. 8-9; hence Brahman ordained that time (kāla) would commence with Dhaniṣṭhā, while formerly it commenced with Rchiṇī; this made good the loss of one nakṣatra (rohiṇyādyo 'bhavat pūrvam evaṁ saṁkhyā samābhavat) 3. 219. 10 (for full citation and Nī.'s commentary see Abhijit and Dhaniṣṭhā ).


B. Auspicious constellation: The Pāṇḍavas left for Vāraṇāvata on the eighth day of Phalguna and under the constellation Rohiṇī (rohiṇyām) 1. 133. 30.


C. Religious rites:

(1) dāna: Nārada told Devakī (13. 63. 2-4) that in order to be free from debt (to the manes ?) one should, under the constellation Rohiṇī, feed the Brāhmaṇas with known kinds of meat, beans, cooked rice and clarified butter, and give them milk at the end of the meal (rohiṇyāṁ prathitair māṁsair māṣair annena sarpiṣā/payo 'nupānaṁ dātavyam ānṛṇyāya dvijātaye// 13. 63. 6 (Nī. who reads prasṛtair mārgair māṁsair explains mārgair as mṛgasaṁbandhibhiḥ);

(2) śrāddha: Yama told Śaśabindu (13. 89. 1) that one desirous of offspring should offer a śrāddha under Rohiṇī (rohiṇyām) 13. 89. 3.


D. Rohiṇī and the asi: The sword which was created by Brahman as a weapon (12. 160. 42) had the Rohiṇī stars for their gotra (rohiṇyo gotram asya (aseḥ)) 12. 160. 80.


E. Omens:

(1) Among the omens noticed by Vyāsa before the start of the war there was one according to which Śanaiścara was afflicting Rohiṇī (rohiṇīṁ pīḍayann eṣa sthito rājañ śanaiścaraḥ) 6. 2. 32 (also cf. the next section


F. (3); also 5. 141. 7 ? see Prājāpatya^2 ) (2) At the time of Karṇa's death, Bṛhaspati was afflicting Rohiṇī (bṛhaspatī rohiṇīṁ saṁprapīḍya) 8. 68. 49.


F. Similes:

(1) Yudhiṣṭhira saw Gāndhārī surrounded by her daughtersin-law as is Rohiṇī by the stars (tārābhir iva rohiṇīm) 2. 52. 27;

(2) Lopāmudrā, surrounded by her hundred dāsīs and a hundred maidens, sat like Rohiṇī in the sky (rohiṇīva divi prabho) 3. 94. 24;

(3) Rāvaṇa drawing near Sītā looked like the planet Śanaiścara when it approached Rohiṇī (dadṛśe rohiṇīm etya śanaiścara iva grahaḥ) 3. 265. 6;

(4) Śāntā waited on Ṛśyaśṛnga like Rohiṇī on Soma (rohiṇī somam ivānukūlā) 3. 113. 22;

(5) Sudeva wondered when would Damayanti be united with Nala and reach the end of her hardship as Rohiṇī on meeting the moon (rohiṇī śaśino yathā) 3. 65. 21. [See Prājāpatya^2; for Rohiṇī also see Section 1. 7]


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2. Rohiṇī, ‘ruddy,’ is the name of the conspicuously reddish star, a Tauri or Aldebaran, and denotes the group of the Hyades, Tauri. Its identification seems absolutely assured by the legend of Prajāpati in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa. He is there represented as pursuing his daughter with incestuous intention, and as having been shot with an arrow (Iṣu Trikāṇḍā, ‘the belt of Orion’) by the ‘huntsman’ (Mṛgavyādha, ‘Sirius’). Prajāpati is clearly Orion (Mṛgaśiras being the name of the little group of stars in Orion's head).

16. Rohiṇī, ‘ruddy’; Jyeṣṭhaghnī, ‘slaying the eldest’; or Jyeṣṭhā, ‘eldest,’ is the name of the constellation , and Scorpionis, of which the central star, , is the brilliant reddish Antares (or Cor Scorpionis).
==Foot Notes==

1. Rohiṇī in the Rigveda and later denotes a ‘red cow.’

2. Rohiṇī. See Nakṣatra.
==Foot Notes==