Sanskrit rudhira (24)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word rudhira is derived from the lost root rudh, meaning “to be red.” It refers to “red, blood-red, bloody; the blood red planet or Mars; a kind of precious stone; blood; and saffron.” It is linguistically related to terms in other Indo-European languages, such as Greek ἐρυθρός (erythrós); Latin ruber, rubeo, rufus; Lithuanian rùdas, raùdas, raudónas; Slavonic rŭdrŭ, rŭdĕti; Gothic rauths; Anglo-Saxon reȧd; English red; and German rôt, rot. It traces its origin to the Tamil root ar through the transformation of ar > ru > rudh > rudhira. The following words, related to Sanskrit rudhira, also originate from the Tamil root ar.
rudhirá-car-cita-sarvâṅga, having the whole body smeared with blood. rudhirá-tāmrâksha, having blood-red eyes. rudhirá-pāta, a flow of blood. rudhirá-pāyin, blood-drinking, a Rākshasa or demon. rudhirá-pradigdha, besmeared with blood. rudhirá-plāvita, swimming with blood, soaked in blood. rudhirá-bindu, a drop of blood. rudhirá-maya, bloody. rudhirá-rūshita, covered with blood. rudhirá-lālasa, blood-thirsty, sanguinary. rudhirá-lepa, a spot of blood. rudhirá-varsha, blood-shower. rudhirá-săra, one who essence is blood, sanguine. rudhirâksha or rudhirâkhya, blood-named, red in blood, a particular precious stone. rudhirâdāna, removal of blood, bleeding. rudhirâdhyāya, name of a chapter of the Kālikā purāṇa. rudhirânana, name of one of the 5 retrograding motions of Mars. rudhirândha, blood-blind, name of a hell. rudhirâmaya, blood-disease, hemorrhage; hemorrhoids. rudhirâvila, stained or soiled with blood. rudhirâṡana, feeding on blood. rudhirôdgārin, emitting blood.