रुज

From Sanskrit रुज (ruja)

रुज (ruja)

1. ailment, illness
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa:

     बंदऊँ गुरु पद पदुम परागा। सुरुचि सुबास सरस अनुरागा॥
     अमिअ मूरिमय चूरन चारू। समन सकल भव रुज परिवारू॥

     baṃdaūm̐ guru pada paduma parāgā. suruci subāsa sarasa anurāgā.
     amia mūrimaya cūrana cārū. samana sakala bhava ruja parivārū.

     I bow to the pollen of the Guru's lotus-feet, fragrant with love and nectared with devotion.
     The beautiful powder enriched with the life-giving herb, which cures a family from entire worldly ailments.