neuter · ruta 1.1 · ruta 1.2
ruta , nt. (= Pali id. ; in Skt. seems to be used only of cries of animals and esp. birds; see also next), ( 1 ) voice, cry, sound , esp. ( perh. exclusively) of any living being, incl. men and notably Buddhas: sattvānāṃ rutāni SP 357.5 , of all creatures in the universe; sarva-ruta-kauśalyāvartāṃ (see āvarta ) ca nāma dhāraṇīṃ 475.9 ; ruta madhura LV 421.14 ( vs ), of Buddhaʼs voice; of the voice or speech of various creatures incl. Buddhas, Bhad 4, 18, 30, 31 ; snigdharutaiḥ LV 173.17 ( vs ), by sweet sounds , here parallel with rūpa, gandha, rasa, and sparśa, hence may be more general, = -śabda, sound of any sort; rutāni ca divyāni … saṃpravādyetsuḥ Mv ii.160.18 ; ( 2 ) in Laṅk , and cf. Sūtrāl. i.7 with Léviʼs note , used in derogatory sense ( Lévi connects it directly with the Skt. application of ruta to animal cries), (mere) words , the ‘letter’ as distinguished from the (real, esoteric) meaning (artha): yathārutārthābhiniviṣṭānāṃ Laṅk 14.3 , attached to the (superficial) meaning according to (literal) words ; yathārutārthagrahaṇaṃ na kartavyam bodhisattvena 154.8 ; definition of ruta, physiological speech , 154.14 ff. , while in contrast (true, esoteric) artha is defined 154.17 ff. ; in substantially the same sense vyañjana , q.v. , is commoner.
1. 2. ruta &c. See p. 881, col. 3 .
cry of an animal
Ruta (neuter) [past participle of ravati: see rava and ravati] noise, sound(ing); cry, singing Thag 1103; Ja I 207 (Text reading ruda is explained in commentary as ruta with °da for °ta: ta-kārassa dakāro kato); III 276 (sabba-ruta-jānana-manta: spell of knowing all animal-sounds; Text reads rūta; cf. sabbarāva-jānana Ja III 415); VI 475 (rudaññu = ruta-jña commentary; same meaning); Miln 178 (sakuṇa-ruta-ravita); Vv-a (karavīka°).
【中】 （鳥、獸等）叫，啼，嗥，鳴。
ruta p. p. [ ru-kta ] 1 Sounded. 2 Broken to pieces. — taM A cry, yell, roar, sound or noise in general; note (of birds), humming (of bees); pakzi°, haMsa°, kokila°, ali° . Comp. — jYaH an augur. — vyAjaH 1 simulated cry. 2 mimicry.
(nt, nt, pp of ravati) (of birds) cry; song cry of an animal [lit.] cried Construction: √ru + ta
(pp, pp of ravati) made a noise, cried Construction: √ru + ta
(pp, pp of rudati) cried; wept; wailed Construction: ruda +