रोधस्

{ rōdhas }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

रोधस्  n.  n. a bank, embankment, dam, mound, wall, shore, [RV.] &c. &c.
   a mountain slope, [R.]; [Hariv.]
   the steep wall or bank (of a cloud), [Kathās.]
   the brink (of a well), [BhP.]
तट   the flank, side, a woman's hips, [BhP.] ( cf.).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

रोधस् [rōdhas]  n. n. [रुध्-असुन्]
   A bank, an embankment, a dam; गङ्गा रोधःपतनकलुषा गृह्णतीव प्रसादम् [V.1.8;] [R.5.42;] [Me.43.]
   A shore, high bank; अथ रोधसि दक्षिणोदधेः [R.8.33.]
   A mountain slope; स दण्डस्तत्र राजभूद्रम्ये पर्वतरोधसि [Rām.7.79.17;] [Ki.16.55.]
   The brink of a well; [bhāg.]
   A woman's hips; cf. तट.
   Comp. वक्रा, वती a river.
   a rapid river.
-वप्रः   

Shabda-Sagara

रोधस्  n.  ( -धः) A bank, a shore, a dam.
    E. रुध् to obstruct, and असुन् aff.

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रुध् असुन्