rUQiH f. [ ruh ktin ] 1 Growth, germination. 2 Birth, production. 3 Increase, development, growth, spread. 4 Rise, ascent. 5 Fame, celebrity, notoriety; Śi. 15. 26. 6 A tradition, custom, customary or traditional usage; SAstrAd rUQirbalIyasI ‘custom prevails over precept’. 7 General prevalence, common currency. 8 Popular meaning, conventional acceptation of a word; muKya rTabADe tadyoge rUQito'Ta prayojanAt K. P. 2 ; samudAyaSaktiH rUQiH .