رتو

ऋतु r̤itu, and H. िरतु ritu, s.m. (generally f. in Urdū; see rut), Settled point of time, fixed time; right time, fit season; season (of the year); weather; a month; the season approved for sexual intercourse; the courses (of a woman), menstrual discharge (The Hindūs divide the year into six seasons of two months each, viz. Vasant, 'spring'; Grishm, 'the hot season'; Varshā, 'the rains'; Sarad, 'the autumn'; Him, 'the cold season'; and Śiśir, 'the dewy season.'):—r̤itu-prāpt, adj. Productive in due season, fruitful, fertile:—r̤itu-rājā, vulg. riturājā, and ritu-rāj, s.m. 'King of the seasons,' the spring:—r̤itu-sukr̤it, s.m. An epithet of spring:—r̤itu-snān, vulg. rut-asnān, s.m. Bathing after menstruation:—r̤itu-matī, adj. & s.f. Menstruant;—a woman during her courses; a woman in the period approved for sexual intercourse; a marriageable girl.