राहू rāhū

राहु rāhu ra:hu (nm) one of the nine principal planets; the ascending node of moon; -केतु traditional foes; ॰लगना to fall into adversity; to be in a crisis, to be surrounded by sworn enemies.

राहु rāhu [S.], m. mythol. name of a demon supposed (with Ketu) to seize the sun and moon in his mouth and so to cause eclipses. – राहु-ग्रास, m. eclipse. राहु-ग्राह, m. Pl. HŚS. id.

S راهو राहु rāhu, vulg. राहू rāhū, s.m. (Myth.) Name of a Daitya or demon (son of Vipra-ćitti and Sinhikā) who is supposed to seize the sun and moon and thus cause eclipses; (in Astron.) the dragon's head, the ascending node of a planet; — rāhu-ketu, vulg. rāhū-get, s.m. The ascending and descending nodes of a planet: — rāhu-grās or rāhu-grāh, s.m. Eclipse of the sun or moon.