Sanskrit rāddhá (9)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word rāddhá means “accomplished, brought about, perfected, achieved, prepared, ready; successful, fortunate, happy; fallen to the share or lot of anyone; propitiated, conciliated; and perfect in mysterious or magical power, adept, initiated.” The word rāddhá is derived from the root rādh, meaning “be accomplished or finished; to succeed (said of persons), be successful with, thrive, prosper; to be ready for, submit to; to be fit for, partake of, attain to; to prophesy to; to accomplish, perform, achieve, make ready, prepare, carry out; to hit, get at; to propitiate, conciliate, gratify; to hurt, injure, destroy, exterminate; to be conciliated or satisfied, to accomplish, perform, prepare, make ready; and to make favourable, propitiate, satisfy.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root ār through the transformation of ār > rādh > rāddhá. The following words, related to Sanskrit rāddhá, also originate from Tamil ār.
rādha, a gift, favour; name of the month Vaiṡākha; of a man; name of two teachers. rādha-gupta, name of a minister of Aṡoka. rāddhi, accomplishment, perfection, completion, success, good fortune. rādhana, propitiating, conciliating; pleasure, satisfaction; obtaining, acquisition; the means or instrument of accomplishing anything. rādhas, favour, kindness, bounty, a gift of affection, any gift; munificence, liberality; accomplishment of one’s wishes, success; striving to accomplish or gain; wealth, power. rādhas-pati, a lord of gifts or wealth. rādha, prosperity, success; name of the 21st Nakshatra Viṡākhā; lightning; a particular attitude in shooting, Emblic myrobolan; Clytoria ternatea; name of the foster-mother of Karṇa; of a celebrated cowherdess or Gopi. rādhya, to be accomplished or performed; to be obtained or won; to be appeased or propitiated; to be worshipped.