rudraksha

Meaning

Noun

A large evergreen broad-leaved tree, Elaeocarpus ganitrus (species) whose seed is traditionally used for prayer beads in Hinduism.

Origin

From Sanskrit रुद्राक्ष, from रुद्र, and अक्ष, variant form of अक्षि.

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