Rohini
रोहिणी
Sanskrit for "the rising one", also the name of a lunar mansion identified with the star Aldebaran and, in myth, the favourite wife of the moon god Chandra.
Meaning and origin
Rohini grows from a Sanskrit word for rising or ascending, applied first to a lunar mansion marked by the bright star Aldebaran and then personified as a wife of the moon god Chandra, said to be the one he loved best…
How to pronounce Rohini
| Hindi | ROH-hi-nee /roːɦɪɳiː/ |
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