2 Also of his charioteer, or the dawn personified as the son of KAŚYAPA by VINATĀ.
3 The colour of the dawn, dark red, or the mixture of red and black.
4 Tawny, (the colour.)
5 The redness of sun-set.
6 A kind of leprosy, with red spots and insensibility of the skin.
7 A dumb man. f. (-ṇā)
1 A plant, (Betula.) See ativiṣā.
2 Madder, (Rubia manjith.)
3 Another plant, commonly Tëori. See triṣṭat.
4 A black kind of the same.
5 Colocynth or bitter apple.
6 The plant that yields the red and black berry from which the jeweller's weight, the Ratti, is derived. See guñjā. mfn. (-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Tawny, dark red, &c.
aruṇaaruṇa, as, ā or ī, am (said to be fr. rt. ṛ), reddish-brown, tawny, red; ruddy; the colour of the morning opposed to the darkness of night; per- plexed; dumb; (as), m. red colour, the colour of the dawn; dawn; the dawn personified as the charioteer of the sun; the sun; a kind of leprosy, with red spots and insensibility of the skin; a little poisonous animal; N. of a plant, Rottleria Tinctoria; molasses; N. of several persons; (ā), f., N. of several plants; a plant Betula; madder, Rubia Manjith; another plant, commonly Téori; a black kind of the same; Colo- cynth or bitter apple; the plant that yields the red and black berry used for the jewellers’ weight, called Retti; N. of a river; (ī), f. a red cow; the dawn; (am), n. red colour; gold. —Aruṇa-kamala, am, n. the red lotus. —Aruṇa-jyotis, is m. an epithet of Śiva. —Aruṇa-tā, f. red colour. —Aruṇa-datta, as, m., N. of an author. —Aruṇa-dūrvā, f. reddish fennel. —Aruṇa-priyā, f., N. of an Apsaras. —Aruṇa-psu, us, us, u, Ved. having a red shape. —Aruṇa-babhru, us, us, u, Ved. red- dish-yellow. —Aruṇa-yuj, k, k, k, Ved. furnished with red (rays of light), an epithet of the dawn. —Aruṇa-locana, as, ā, am, red-eyed; (as), m. a pigeon. —Aruṇa-sārathi, is, m. whose charioteer is Aruṇa; epithet of the sun. —Aruṇāgra-ja (°ṇa-ag°), as, m. Garuḍa, the bird of Viṣṇu. —Aruṇāt-maja (°ṇa-āt°), as, m., N. of Jaṭāyu, a fabulous bird, said by some to be the son of Aruṇa, but more generally of Garuḍa. —Aruṇārcis (°ṇa-ar°), is, m. the sun. —Aruṇāvara-ja (°ṇa-av°), as, m. the younger brother of Aruṇa, a N. of Garuḍa. —Aru-ṇāśva (°ṇa-aś°), as, m., Ved. driving with red horses, an epithet of the Maruts. —Aruṇekṣaṇa(°ṇa-īk°), as, ā, am, red-eyed. —Aruṇoda (°ṇa-ud°), as, am, m. n., N. of a lake. —Aruṇodaya(°ṇa-ud°), as, m. break of day, dawn, the period preceding sunset. —Aruṇopala (°ṇa-up°), as, m. a ruby.
aruṇaa. (ṇā, ṇīf.) [ṛ-unan; cf. Uṇ. 3. 60] 1 Reddish brown, tawny, red, ruddy (of the colour of the morning as opposed to the darkness of night); pratyākhyātaviśeṣakaṃ kurabakaṃśyāmāvadātāruṇaṃ M. 3. 5; nayanānyaruṇāni ghūrṇayan Ku. 4. 12. 2 Perplexed, embarrassed. 3 Dumb. —ṇaḥ1 Red colour, the colour of the dawn or morning twilight. 2 The dawn personified as the charioteer of the sun; āviṣkṛtāruṇapuraḥsara ekatorkaḥ Ś. 4. 1, 7. 4; vibhāvarī yadyaruṇāya kalpate Ku. 5. 44; R. 5. 71. [Aruṇa is represented as the elder brother of Garuḍa, being the son of Vinatā by Kaśyapa. Vinatā prematurely hatched the egg and the child was born without thighs, and hence he is called Anūru ‘thighless’, or Vipāda ‘footless.’ He cursed his mother that since she had brought him forth before the due season she would be a slave to her rival Kadrū; but at her earnest entreaties, he modified the curse and said that her next son would deliver her from bondage. Aruṇa now holds the office of the charioteer of the sun. His wife was Śyenī, who bore him two sons Sampāti and Jaṭāyu]. 3 The sun; rāgeṇa bālāruṇakomalena Ku. 3. 30, 5. 8; saṃsṛjyatesarasijairaruṇāṃśubhinnaiḥ R. 5. 69; Ś. 1. 32. 4 A kind of leprosy with red spots and insensibility of the skin. 5 A little poisonous creature. 6 N. of a plant puṃnāga; also a synonym of arka q. v. 7 Molasses (guḍa) 8 N. of a peak of the Himālaya situated to the west of Kailāsa. 9 N. of one of the 12 Ādityas, the one presiding over Māgha. —ṇā1 N. of several plants (a) ativiṣā (Mar. ativikha); (b) Madder (maṃjiṣṭhā); (c) trivṛt commonly called Teori; (d) a black kind of the same (śyāmākā); (e) bitter apple (iṃdravāruṇī); (f) the Guñja plant that yields the red and black berry (guṃja) used as a weight by jewellers &c. (g) muṃḍatiktā. 2 N. (pb) of a river. —ṇī1 A red cow (Nir.). 2 The early dawn. —ṇaṃ1 Red colour. 2 Gold. 3 Saffron. Comp.—agrajaḥ N. of Garuḍa (aruṇaḥagrajo yasya). —anujaḥ, avarajaḥ N. of Garuḍa, younger brother of Aruṇa. —arcism. the sun. —aśvaa. having red horses, epithet of the Maruts. —ātmajaḥ 1 son of Aruṇa, N. of Jaṭāyu. 2 N. of Saturn, Sāvarṇi Manu, Karṇa, Sugrīva, Yama and the two Aśvins. (—jā) N. of Yamunā and Tāptī. —īkṣaṇaa. red-eyed. —udakaṃ N. of a lake. (—kā) N. of a river. —udayaḥ break of day, dawn; catasro ghaṭikāḥ prātararuṇodaya ucyate. —upalaḥ a ruby. —kamalaṃ a red lotus. —jyotism. N. of Śiva. —dūrvā reddish fennel. —priyaa. ‘beloved of red flowers and lotuses’, N. of the sun. (—yā) 1 the sun's wife. 2 shadow. —psua. [aruṇaṃ psurūpaṃ yasya] Ved. of reddish shape or colour. —babhrua. reddish-yellow. —yuja. furnished with red rays of light, epithet of the dawn. —locanaa. red-eyed. (—naḥ) a pigeon. —sārathiḥ ‘having Aruṇa for his charioteer,’ the sun.
aruṇá f. ā (ved. also ī) ruddy, light-brown, yellowish. m. redness, pers. as Aruṇa, the Dawn, conceived as the charioteer of the Sun; the Sun itself; N. of an old teacher etc. f. ī a red cow; the dawn. n. redness, gold, ruby.
aruṇa ar-uṇá, a. (ā́; V. alsoī́) ruddy; lightbrown; golden; m. redness; dawn (personified as charioteer of the sun); sun; -kara,m. sun; -tā,f. redness; -psu,a. ruddy.
aruṇá mf(ā́ [RV. v, 63, 6, &c.] or ī́ [RV. x, 61, 4, & (nom. pl. aruṇáyas), 95, 6])n. (√ ṛ, Uṇ.), reddish-brown, tawny, red, ruddy (the colour of the morning opposed to the darkness of night), RV. &c.
2. Also of his charioteer, or the dawn personified as the son of KASYAPA by VINATA.
3. The colour of the dawn, dark red, or the mixture of red and black.
4. Tawny, (the colour.)
5. The redness of sun-set.
6. A kind of leprosy, with red spots and insensibility of the skin.
7. A dumb man.
4. (ṇā)
1. A plant, (Betula.) See ativiṣā.
2. Mader, (Rubia manjith.)
3. Another plant, commonly Teori. See trivṛt.
4. A black kind of the same.
5. Colocynth or bitter apple.
6. The plant that yields the red and black berry from which the jeweller's weight, the Retti, is derived. See guñjā. mfn. (-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Tawny, dark red, &c.
aruṇaa. (-ṇā, -ṇif.) [ṛ-unan; cf. Uṇ.3.60] 1 Reddish brown, tawny, red, ruddy (of the colour of the morning as opposed to the darkness of night); pratyākhyātaviśeṣakaṃ kurabakaṃ śyāmāvadātāruṇam M.3.5; nayanānyaruṇāni ghūrṇayan Ku.4.12. -2 Perplexed, embarrassed. -3 Dumb. -ṇaḥ 1 Red colour, the colour of the dawn or morning twilight. -2 The dawn personified as the charioteer of the Sun; āviṣkṛtāruṇapuraḥsara ekato'rkaḥ Ś.4. 2,7.4; vibhāvarī yadyaruṇāya kalpate Ku.5.44; R.5.71. [Aruṇa is represented as the elder brother of Garuḍa, being the son of Vinatā by Kaśyapa. Vinatā prematurely hatched the egg and the child was born without thighs, and hence he is called Anūru 'thighless', or Vipāda 'footless'. He cursed his mother that since she had brought him forth before the due season she would be a slave to her rival Kadrū; but at her earnest entreaties, he modified the curse and said that her next son would deliver her from bondage. Aruṇa now holds the office of the charioteer of the Sun. His wife was Śyenī, who bore him two sons Saṁpāti and Jaṭāyu.] -3 The Sun; rāgeṇa bālāruṇakomalena Ku.3.30, 5.8; saṃsṛjyate sarasijairaruṇāṃśubhinnaiḥ; R.5.69; S.1.31. aruṇa- kararucāyate'ntarīkṣe Bu. Ch.5.87. -4 A kind of leprosy with red spots and insensibility of the skin. -5 A little poisonous creature Bhāg.8.10.10. -6 N. of a plant puṃnāga; also a synonym of arka q. v. -7 Molasses (guḍa). -8 N. of a peak of the Himālaya situated to the west of Kailāsa. -9 N. of one of the 12 Ādityas, the one presiding over Maghā. -10 N. of a sage; uddālako'ruṇāt Bṛi. Up.6.5.3. -ṇā 1 N. of several plants; (a) ativiṣā (Mar. ativikha); (b) Madder (mañjiṣṭhā); (c) trivṛt commonly called Teori; (d) a black kind of the same (śyāmākā); (e) bitter apple (indravāruṇī); (f) the Gunja plant that yields the red and black berry (guṃja) used as a weight by jewellers &c. (g) muṇḍatiktā cf. aruṇaḥ kapile kuṣṭhe sandhyārāge'rkasārathau | avyaktarāge niḥśabde dravye triṣu nirūpitaḥ | striyāmativiṣāśyāmāmañjiṣṭhātrivṛtāsu ca | Nm. -2 N. of a river. -ṇī 1 A red cow (Nir.). -2 The early dawn. -ṇam 1 Red colour; divispṛśyātyaruṇāni kṛṇvan Rv.10.168.1. -2 Gold; ambho aruṇaṃ rajatam Av.13.4.51. -3 Saffron. -Comp. -agrajaḥ N. of Garuḍa, (aruṇaḥ agrajo yasya). -anujaḥ, -avarajaḥ N. of Garuḍa, younger brother of Aruṇa. -arcism. the sun. -aśvaa. having red horses, epithet of the Maruts. -ātmajaḥ 1 son of Aruṇa, N. of Jaṭāyu. -2 N. of Saturn, Sāvarṇi Manu, Karṇa, Sugrīva, Yama and the two Aśvins. (-jā) N. of Yamunā and Tāpti. -īkṣaṇaa. red-eyed. -udakam N. of a lake. (-kā) N. of a river. -udayaḥ break of day, dawn; catasro ghaṭikāḥ prātararuṇodaya ucyate. -upalaḥ a ruby. -kamalam a red lotus. -ketu- brāhmaṇam Name of the Brāhmaṇa of aruṇāḥ ketavāḥ Ait. Anukr. -cūḍaḥ A cock. -jyotism. N. of Śiva. -dūrvā reddish fennel. -parāśarāḥ Name of the followers of a Vedic śākhā; aruṇaparāśarā nāma śākhinaḥ ŚB. on MS.7.1.8. -priyaa. 'beloved of red flowers and lotuses', N. of the sun. (-yā) 1 the Sun's wife. -2 shadow. -psua. [aruṇaṃ psu rūpaṃ yasya] Ved. of reddish shape or colour. -babhrua. reddish-yellow. -yujaa. furnished with red rays of light, epithet of the dawn. -locanaa. red-eyed. (-naḥ) a pigeon. -sārathiḥ 'having Aruṇa for his charioteer', the Sun.
— S. m. le Soleil; le Cocher du Soleil; le lever du jour et sa couleur rouge obscure.
Sorte de lèpre.
Un muet.
— S. f. nom de plusieurs végétaux: bouleau, garance, coloquinte, etc. et surtout de la plante qui produit les graines rouges et noires qui servent de poids aux bijoutiers, les karats.
aruṇasārathi m. celui qui a pour cocher aruṇa, le Soleil.
aruṇa- a. couleur d'aurore, rouge; m. le rouge; aurore; soleil; n. de divers hommes , not. du cocher de Sūrya; nt. rubis; -ā- f. n. d'une rivière. -ī-kṛ- rougir; -tā- f. rougeur; -iman- m. id.
°kara- m. soleil.
°sārathi- m. soleil.
aruṇānuja- m. Garuḍa.
aruṇārcis- m. soleil levant.
aruṇodaya- m. aurore.
aruṇodā- f. rivière.
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a) röthlich, rothbraun; die Farbe des Morgens im Gegensatz zum Schwarz der Nacht: kṛ̀ṣṇaṃ cà varṇâmarùṇaṃ cà saṃ dhûḥ ṚV. 1, 73, 7 (AV. 12, 1, 52). der Strahlen, Rinder, Rosse der Morgenröthe 92, 2. 15. 113, 14. 124, 11. 5, 80, 3. des Soma und der Soma-Pflanze: vṛ̀kṣasyà śākhā̂marùṇasyà bapsâtaḥ 10, 94, 3. 7, 98, 1. 9, 45, 3. des Wolfs 1, 105, 18. des Aussatzes (vgl. 2,c.) AV. 5, 22, 3. 6, 20, 3. — ṚV. 1, 134, 3. 2, 1, 6. 4, 1, 16. 8, 90, 6. VS. 16, 6. 39. 24, 3. 11. 29, 58. AV. 10, 2, 11. 11, 5, 12. 10, 2. 13, 2, 26. ŚAT. BR. 3, 3, 1, 15. KĀTY. ŚR. 7, 6, 14. 22, 9, 13. aruṇápuṣpa ŚAT. BR. 4, 5, 10, 2. KĀTY. ŚR. 25, 12, 18. prācī digiyamabhavattāvadaruṇā ŚṚṄGĀRAT. 8. kuravakaḥ AK. 2, 4, 2, 55. pallava BRAHMA-P. in LA. 59, 10. kapotāṅgāruṇo dhūmaḥ R. 3, 5, 7. bhasmāruṇam - dagdhāsthisthānamaṇḍalam 2, 77, 8. pāṇḍarāruṇavarṇāni nīlalohitakāni ca - mahābhrāṇi cakāśire 5, 55, 15. pāṇḍurāruṇavarṇāni srotāṃsi vimalānyapi . susruvurgiridhātubhyaḥ sabhasmāni bhujaṃgavat .. DAŚ. 1, 18. (meghāḥ) gardabhāruṇāḥ R. 3, 30, 4. himāruṇāḥ . śītavṛddhatarāyāmāstriyāmā bhānti sāṃpratam (hemante), tuṣārāruṇamaṇḍalaḥ saniḥśvāsa ivādarśacandramā na prakāśate 3, 22, 12. 13. tāṃ nirīkṣya - kṣitau kṣitirajo'ruṇām 5, 33, 2. karau ca tava - padmapatrāruṇau śubhau 3, 52, 31. nakha ŚĀK. 138. kopādaruṇalocanaḥ DEV. 3, 7. KUMĀRAS. 4, 12. AMAR. 44. Ueber die Personification der aruṇāḥ ketavaḥ s. u. ketu . Die Lexicographen bestimmen die Farbe durch folgende Umschreibungen: avyaktarāga AK. 1, 1, 4, 25. H. an. 3, 192. MED. ṇ. 33. bālasaṃdhyābha H. 1396. saṃdhyārāga H. an. MED. piṅga H. an. 3, 191. kapila MED. ṇ. 34. gaura AK. 3, 4, 25, 191. ārakta TRIK. 3, 3, 120. Das m. bezeichnet die rothe Farbe in abstr.
— b) verwirrt (vyākula) TRIK. 3, 3, 120.
— c) stumm H. an. 3, 192. MED. ṇ. 34,
— 2) m.
a) Morgenröthe, personif. der Wagenlenker der Sonne AK. 1, 1, 2, 33. TRIK. 3, 3, 119. H. 102. an. 3, 191. MED. ṇ. 33. aruṇodaye M. 10, 33. R. 2, 71, 17. bālāruṇa KUMĀRAS. 3, 30. aruṇāṃśa RAGH. 5, 69. āviṣkṛtāruṇapuraḥsaraḥ (arkaḥ) ŚĀK. 77. kiṃ vābhaviṣyadaruṇastamasāṃ vibhettā taṃ cetsahasrakiraṇo dhuri nākariṣyat 163. KUMĀRAS. 5, 44. ein Sohn der Vinatā und Bruder Garuḍa's R. 3, 20, 33. HARIV. 224. 2499. 11556. 12507. 14175. VP. 149. Schüler des Sūrya Verz. d. B. H. No. 939.
— d) N. eines kleinen giftigen Thieres (mūṣika) SUŚR. 2, 279, 20.
— e) N. einer Pflanze, Rottleria tinctoria (puṃnāga) RĀJAN. im ŚKDR. Als Synonym von arkaSonne auch ein Name für die Pflanzearka ŚKDR.
— f) Melasse (guḍa) RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.
— g) N. pr. ein Lehrer mit dem Bein. Aupaveśi ŚAT. BR. 2, 2, 2, 20. Aupaveśi Gautama 10, 6, 1, 1. Schüler des Upaveśi 14, 9, 4, 33 (hier proparox.) = BṚH. ĀR. UP. 6, 5, 3. WEBER, Lit. 129. Vater von Uddālaka COLEBR. Misc. Ess. I, 37. 54. 83. 84. 87. Sohn Vītadravya's ṚV. ANUKR. zu 10, 91. Vgl. āruṇi . — ein Asura (trailokye mahābādhāṃ kariṣyati) DEV. 11, 49. — Aruṇa Āṭa ein Schlangenpriester PAÑCAV. BR. in Ind. St. 1, 35. — ein König aus dem Sonnengeschlecht LIA. I, Anh. CVI (zu S. VI, N. 8).
— 3) f. °ṇā .
a) N. verschiedener Pflanzen:
α) = ativiṣā, eine Birkenart AK. 2, 4, 3, 18. TRIK. 3, 3, 119. H. an. 3, 192. MED. ṇ. 34.
— β) Grapp, Färberröthe (mañjiṣṭhā) TRIK. H. an. MED.
— γ) Ipomoea Turpethum R. Br. (oder wohl eine andere rothblühende Species), trivṛt H. an. MED.
— δ) Abrus precatorius (guñjā), mit rothen Beeren RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.
— ε) die Koloquinthe (indravāruṇī) id.
— ζ) = muṇḍitikā id.
— η) = śyāmā H. an. MED.
— b) N. eines Flusses LIA. I, 59.
— 4) f. °ṇī .
a) (sc. go) die röthliche Kuh, vom Gespann der Morgenröthe und den Kühen im Indra-Mythus: kṣāmā̂ bhìndantô arùṇīrapâ vran ṚV. 4, 2, 16. 1, 112, 19. 121, 3. sàjūrùṣā arûṇībhiḥ VS. 12, 74. Vgl. NAIGH. 1, 15.
— b) die Morgenröthe: ā̀vahântyarùṇīrjyotìṣāgā̂t ṚV. 4, 14, 3.
aruṇá, a., röthlich, hellbraun, goldgelb [von einer Wurzel ar, die auch in aruṣá, aru (Sonne) zu Grunde liegt, und durch c, j erweitert in arc, arj erscheint und deren Zusammenhang mit ar „in Bewegung setzen” sehr wahrscheinlich ist]. So wird bezeichnet die Farbe der Morgenröthe, des Wolfes, der Sonne, des Soma, der Kühe u. s. w. Das Fem. ist -ā́ ({417,6}) und -ī́ ({921,6}; {887,4}). 2) n., die Röthe; 3) das substantivische Fem. auf ṝ bezeichnet die Kuh (besonders im mythischen Sinne) oder 4) die Morgenröthe.
Aruṇa (I) — a son of Danu:1 the Rākṣasa with the sun in the months Nabha and Nabhasya.2[Footnote] 1) Bhā. VI. 6. 30. [Footnote] 2) Vā. 52. 10; Br. II. 23. 10.
Aruṇa (VI) — a hill near (on the other side of-Vā. P.) Kailāsa, the residence of Girīśa and full of medicinal herbs. At its foot is the Śailodā lake from which rises the R. Śilodā on whose bank is the forest Surabhī. Br. II. 18. 18-23; Vā. 47. 17-22.
Aruṇa (VII) — A son of Viṅatā and brother of Garuḍa.1 The charioteer of the Sun. He is said to yoke the seven horses bearing the names of metres (Chandas).2 Came to see Parīkṣit practising prāyopaveśa.3 Married Gṛdhrī (Śyenī-Vā. P.) who gave birth to Sampāti and Jaṭāyu;4 A personification of Dawn: Image of.5[Footnote] 1) Br. III. 7. 29; M. 6. 34; 150. 151-2; Vi. I. 21. 18. [Footnote] 2) Bhā. V. 21. 15-16; Vā. 28. 32; Br. II. 11. 37. [Footnote] 3) Bhā. I. 19. 11. Vā. 69. 66. [Footnote] 4) Br. III. 7. 446; Vā. 69. 326. [Footnote] 5) M. 261. 7.
ARUṆA I . 1) Birth. Son of Kaśyapa by Vinatā. Kaśyapa, son of Brahmā, married Vinatā and Kadrū, and being so much pleased by their services he gave them boons. Kadrū got the boon to have 1000 nāga (serpent) sons, and Vinatā to have two sons more powerful and vital than the sons of Kadrū. After this Kaśyapa went into the forest again for Tapas. After a period, Kadrū gave birth to 1000 eggs and Vinatā to two. Both the mothers kept their eggs in pots so that they were in the right temperature. After 500 years the pot broke up and Kadrū had her 1000 sons. Vinatā felt pained at this and opened one of her pots. A child only half-developed emerged from the egg and he was Aruṇa. (M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 16, Verses 5-7). After another 500 years the other egg of Vinatā hatched itself and a glow- ing son emerged. He was Garuḍa. 2) Genealogy. While Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa wandered in the forest searching for Sītā they saw the wounded and disabled Jaṭāyu. Jaṭāyu described his genealogy as follows: “Kaśyapa, son of Brahmā, married the daughters of Dakṣa. Of the two wives, Vinatā delivered two sons, Garuḍa and Aruṇa. Sampāti was Aruṇa's elder son and he (Jaṭāyu) the younger. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Araṇyakāṇḍa, Canto 14). Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 19 also refers to Garuḍa and Aruṇa as the sons of Vinatā. 3) Aruṇa curses his mother. The fact of Vinatā forcing open one of her eggs prematurely and Aruṇa emerging out of it with only a half-developed body has been mentioned above. Aruṇa got angry at the haste of his mother and cursed her to live as slave of Kadrū for 500 years, and then Garuḍa would redeem her from slavery. He also asked her to wait for 500 years so that the birth of another physically deficient son like him- self might be avoided. After pronouncing this curse Aruṇa rose to the sky. This curse was the reason for Vinatā's becoming a slave of Kadrū. (M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 16, Verses 18-23). 4) Aruṇa became charioteer of Sun. The Sun and the Moon betrayed to the Devas Rāhu, who waited at the entrance of Devaloka to snatch off the Nectar (Amṛtam) got at the churning of the sea of milk (Kṣīrābdhi). Thenceforth Rāhu does often swallow the Sun and the Moon. That phenomenon is called the eclipse (of the Sun or Moon. Sūrya-grahaṇa and Candra-grahaṇa). Enraged by these frequent attacks of Rāhu, the Sun-God began once to burn like anything. Murmuring that everyone would cooperate when there was something to be achiev- ed, but would go on their own way when the object was achieved, the Sun-God began burning so virulently as to destroy all living forms, and the Devas were frighten- ed by this and took refuge in Brahmā. Brahmā called Aruṇa and asked him to stand as charioteer in front of the Sun-God everyday so that the Sun's intensity might be reduced. From that day onwards Aruṇa has been functioning as the charioteer of the Sun. (M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 24, Verses 15-20). 5) Birth of sons. Śyenī, wife of Aruṇa delivered two sons, Sampāti and Jaṭāyu. (M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 68, Verse 71). 6) Aruṇa assumed female form. Śīlāvatī, the chaste woman, once did naked Tapas to redeem her husband, Ugratapas from the consequences of a curse. The object of her tapas was to prevent the next dawn (Sunrise). Owing to the intensity of her tapas the Sun ceased to rise, and this gave his charioteer Aruṇa some rest. Then it was that Aruṇa came to know of a programme of naked dance by the women in Devaloka. Women alone were admitted to the dance hall. Aruṇa, therefore, assum- ed female form and sat among the Deva women, and the beautiful ‘female’ kindled erotic sentiments in Indra and he enjoyed a night with ‘her’. Also, a son was born to them. And, before the day dawned Aruṇa, at the ins- tance of Indra entrusted the child to Ahalyādevī and re- turned to join duty as the Sun-God's charioteer. (Aruṇa, while he acted as Indra's wife was called Āruṇīdevī). Aruṇa was a bit late to report for duty, and when questioned by Sun he detailed the happenings during the last night. This evoked the desire in the Sun to see Aruṇa in female form. Aruṇa did so, and the Sun en- joyed her. This also resulted in the birth of a son, who too was, at the instance of the Sun, entrusted to Ahalyā- devī. Ahalyādevī brought both the children with tender love, which Gautama muni, her husband did not like. He cursed them and turned them into monkeys. After some time Indra went to Ahalyā to see his child and he was told the story of Gautama's curse. Indra searched out both the monkeys. In view of the elder one having a long tail he was called Bāli (Vāli) and the neck of the second one being very beautiful, he was named Sugrīva. At that time, Ṛkṣarāja, the monkey King of Kiṣkindhā was very unhappy because he had no sons. He came to know of Bāli and Sugrīva, and requested Indra to give both the monkeys to him as sons. Indra gladly obliged him. Indra blessed Bāli to the effect that half the strength of anybody who attacked him would be added to his own natural power. Indra then sent him and Sugrīva to Kiṣkindhā. 7) Synonyms. Sūrasūta, Anūru, Aruṇa, Kāśyapi, Garu- dāgraja.
ARUṆA III . A sage in ancient India. A community of Ṛṣis was denoted by this name. Those Ṛṣis were called Aruṇas. The Ajas, Pṛśnis, Sikatas, Ketus and Aruṇas— they attained Svarga by self study. (M.B., Śānti Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 7).
ARUṆA VI . A Dānava (Asura) born in the dynasty of Vipracitti. He did tapas for long years repeating the Gāyatrī mantra, and got from Brahmā the boon not to die in war. Becoming very arrogant on account of this boon he left Pātāla (nether region) for the earth and deputed a messenger to challenge Indra for war. At that time a heavenly voice called out that as long as Aruṇa did not give up the Gāyatrī he could not be worsted in war. Then the Devas sent Bṛhaspati to Aruṇa to make him give up Gāyatrī. Aruṇa questioned Bṛhaspati as to why he of the enemy camp had come to him (Aruṇa). Bṛhaspati replied: “You and I are not different; both of us are worshippers of Gāyatrī Devī. Being told so Aruṇa gave up worship of Gāyatrī Devī, and she felt offended at this and sent thousands of beetles against him. Thus, without fighting Aruṇa and his army were extinguished. (Devī Bhāgavata).