Rahu

Meaning

Proper Noun

A snake that swallows the sun or the moon, causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a dragon with no body, riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. Rahu is also one of the navagrahas (nine planets) in Vedic astrology.

Origin

Sanskrit राहु

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