In Sanskrit, "rodham" would be the accusative (objective)
singular from "rodha" (cf. who - *whom*):
2 rodha 2 m. (for 1. see above , col. 1) the act of stopping ,
checking , obstructing , impeding ; suppressing , preventing ,
confining , surrounding , investing , besieging , blockading MBh.
Ka1v. &c. ; obstruction of the bowels , costiveness Car. ; attacking ,
making war upon (gen.) R. ; a dam , bank , shore Ra1jat. Sus3r. (cf.
%{rodhas}) ; an arrow L. ; a partic. hell VP. ; N. of a man g. %{zivA7di}.
Bonus word (ni-rodha):
nirodha m. confinement , locking up , imprisonment (%{-tas} Mn. viii
, 375) ; investment , siege Cat. ; enclosing , covering up Var. Ka1v.
&c. ; restraint , check , control , suppression , destruction Mn. MBh.
&c. ; (in dram.) disappointment , frustration of hope Das3ar. ; (with
Buddh.) suppression or annihilation of pain (one of the 4 principles)
Lalit. MWB. 43 , 56 , 137 &c. ; a partic. process to which minerals
(esp. quicksilver) are subjected Cat. ; hurting , injuring (=
%{ni-graha}) L. ; aversion , disfavour , dislike W. ; N. of a man
Lalit. ; %{-jJAna} n. (with Buddh.) one of the 10 kinds of knowledge
Dharmas. 93 ; %{-lakSaNa} (%{Na-vivaraNa}) , %{-varNana} n. %{-vivRti}
f. N. of wks.
