What is "rudra"

storm god in Vedic mythology, from Sanskrit Rudrah, according to Klein literally "the howler, roarer," from stem of rudati "weeps, laments, bewails," cognate with Latin rudere "to roar, bellow," Lithuanian rauda "wail, lamentation," Old English reotan "to wail, lament."

(; Sanskrit: ) is a Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm, and the hunt. The name has been translated as "the roarer". In the Rigveda, Rudra has been praised as the "mightiest of the mighty". The Shri Rudram hymn from the Yajurveda is dedicated to Rudra, and is important in the Saivism sect.

The Hindu god Shiva shares several features with the Rudra: the theonym Shiva originated as an epithet of Rudra, the adjective shiva ("kind") being used euphemistically of Rudra, who also carries the epithet Aghora, Abhayankar (" non terrifying"). Usage of the epithet came to exceed the original theonym by the post-Vedic period (in the Sanskrit Epics), and the name Rudra has been taken as a synonym for the god Shiva and the two names are used interchangeably.

Rudra is a Singaporean band which was formed in 1992. Rudra play a uniquely composed avant garde blend of styles, including, among others, black metal-influenced death metal with interpolations and extended passages of traditional Carnatic music. The lyrical content is derived from Sanskrit Vedic literature and philosophy with, ancient mantras ( shlokas) incorporated into the song structures. The band describes the style as Vedic metal.

Rudra is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Rudra may refer to:

• Rudra, a Rigvedic god of the storm, the hunt, death, Nature and the Wind
• Rudras, followers or aspect of Rudra
• Rudra sampradaya - a Hindu Vaishnava sampradaya (tradition)
• Rudra is also the name of the eleventh chakra (group) of Melakarta ragas in Carnatic music (see chakras of melakarta ragas)
• Rudra (film), a 1989 Kannada film directed by K. S. R. Das
• Rudra (band), a Singaporean death metal band
• Rudra (spider), a genus of jumping spider
• Rudra, one of the bosses in Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening along with Agni
• Treasure of the Rudras, a role-playing video game released by Square in 1996
• HAL Rudra, the WSI (Weapon Systems Integrated) version of HAL Dhruv

Rudra is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films. She has acted only in few movies. But her lead roles in Manichitrathazhu (1993), Dhruvam (1993) and Kudumbakodathi (1996) are well noted.

Rudra is a 1989 Indian Kannada action film directed & written by K. S. R. Das. The film starred Vishnuvardhan and Kushboo in the lead roles along with Vajramuni, K. S. Ashwath and Lohithaswa in key supporting roles. The film's music is scored by Gangai Amaren and the cinematography is by Lakshman. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Kushboo Kushboothaan.