of rude (untamed) nature, and translates the name Rudra as “the wild one” or “the fierce god”. Stella Kramrisch notes a different etymology connected with the adjectival form raudra, which means “wild”, i.e. Pischel derives Rudra as the “red one”, the “brilliant one” from a lost root rud-, “red” or “ruddy”, or alternatively (according to Grassman) “shining”. An alternative etymology suggested by Prof. A Rigvedic verse rukh draavayathi, iti rudraha where rukh means “sorrow/misery”, draavayathi means “drive out/eliminate” and iti means “that which” (or “the one who”) implies that Rudra is the eliminator of evil and usherer of peace. It is usually derived from the root rud- (related to English "rude") which means "to cry, howl." According to this etymology, the name Rudra has been translated as "the roarer". It may come from the Tamil Word Uru means Roar. The etymology of the theonym Rudra is somewhat uncertain.
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