रूढिः [rūḍhiḥ] f. f. [रुह्-क्तिन्]
Growth, germination.
Birth, production.
Increase, devolopment, growth, spread.
Rise, ascent.
Fame, celebrity, notoriety; चक्रधर इति रथाङ्गमदः सततं बिभर्षि भुवनेषु रूढये
[Śi.15.26.] A tradition, custom, customary or traditional usage; शास्त्राद् रूढिर्बलीयसी 'custom prevails over precept',
General prevalence, common currency.
Popular meaning, conventional acceptation of a word; मुख्यार्थबाधे तद्योगे रूढितोऽथ प्रयोजनात्
[K. P.2;] समुदायशक्तिः रूढिः.
Decision. -Comp.
-शब्दः a word which conveys its sense by रूढि (usage) as opposed to योग (etymology); बहुषु कुशानां लातुः गुणेषु सत्सु निपुणतायामेव कुशलशब्दो रोहाद् रूढिशब्द एव भवति ŚB. on
[MS.6.7.22.] -शब्दता the state of being used in a conventional sense.