(p. 899) ragaḍ় fun; a practical joke; drollery. রগড় করা v. to make fun (of); to play a practical joke. রগড় দেখা v. to see or enjoy fun; (fig.) to take delight in another's trouble, misfortune etc. 20)

(p. 903) rasōttīrṇa (rhet.) having the intended flavour effectively established; acceptable as a work of art. 73)

(p. 903) rasada provisions, rations (esp. of an army); food; (fig.) means or monetary resources (স্ফুর্তির রসদ). 49)

(p. 903) rasādhikya (morbid) excess of phlegm or lymph or mucus in the body. 57)

(p. 916) rē2 expressing; a call to draw attention (esp. in contempt or affection), ho, hoa, hey; surprise, pain, sorrow etc.; oh, ah. 22)

(p. 916) rēbā the river Rabi. 50)

(p. 914) rikaśa, rikaśā a jinricksha(w), a ricksha(w). 11)

(p. 903) rasa savour, flavour, taste; a liquid solution of anything hard (চিনির রস); a syrup; juice; exudation (খেজুররস); morbid exudation (ঘায়ের রস); sap (রসহীন কাঠ); essence (অন্ন রস); lymph or mucus or phlegm (দেহে রসাধিক্য); semen; (poet.) strong attachment or love; (rhet.) sentiment expressed or flavour contained in a writing (শৃঙ্গার রস); (Vaishnavism) a way of worship (বাত্সল্যরস); inner or true significance, purport (কাব্যরস); charm; interest; sense of humour (লোকটি রসহীন); fun, banter, wit and humour; delight, hilarity, enjoyment, pleasure (রসে মাতা); (sl.) vanity or audacity; monetary resources, money; quicksilver, mercury. রস করা v. to make fun (of); to banter; to make a liquid solution of. রস নামা v. to become swollen with drospy. রস পাওয়া v. to find interest in. রস ফুরানো v. to run out of funds. রস হওয়া v. to become juicy; (sl.) to become vain or audacious. ̃করা n. a sweet and juicy drop made of the kernel of coconut. ̃কর্পুর n. mercury perchloride. ̃কলি n. a streak of mud painted on the bridge of the nose by a Vaishnava. ̃কস, ̃কষ n. charm and sweetness. ̃কসহীন a. dry and outspoken (রসকসহীন কথাবার্তা); bald (রসকসহীন রচনা). ̃গর্ভ same as রসাত্মক । ̃গোল্লা n. a sweet and juicy drop made of posset and farina. ̃গ্রহণ n. appreciation. রসগ্রহণ করা v. to taste; (rhet.) to appreciate the flavour of. ̃গ্রাহী a. capable of appreciation, appreciative; receptive. ̃ঘন n. (rhet.) flavoury; full of concentrated flavour. ̃জ্ঞ a. appreciative of the inner or true significance, capable of appreciation; well-versed in, having connoisseurship in, au fait. fem. ̃জ্ঞা । রসজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি one capable of appreciation; a connoisseur. ̃জ্ঞান n. capability of appreciation; sense of humour. ̃পূর্ণ a. juicy, succulent; sapful, sappy; full of wit and humour. ̃বড়া n. a sweet and juicy drop made of pulped pigeon-pea. ̃বতী a. fem. full of wit and humour, intelligent and witty. ̃বাত n. rheumatic affection in the joints attended with swelling. ̃বেত্তা same as ̃জ্ঞ । ̃বোধ same as ̃জ্ঞান । ̃ভঙ্গ n. interruption of a spicy topic; interruption of enjoyment (usu. by coarseness). ̃ময় a. juicy; full of wit and humour; full of flavour. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃রচনা n. witty or humorous writing. ̃রাজ n. the most witty and humorous man; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); stibnite; antimony; quicksilver, mercury. ̃শালা n. a chemical laboratory or workshop. ̃শাস্ত্র n. poetics. ̃সিন্দূর n. cinnabar. ̃স্হ a. stricken with excess of phlegm or lymph or mucus. ̃স্ফীত a. (bot.) turgid. ̃স্ফীতি n. (bot.) turgidity, turgescence. ̃স্রাব n. (bot.) exudation. ̃হীন a. sapless; dry; dull; uninteresting. 48)

(p. 899) raṅgilā2 coloured; dyed; dappled, variegated; red (রঙ্গিলা শাড়ি); brown (রঙ্গিলা গাই). 40)

(p. 899) rakṣībarga, rakṣīsainya the defence army; household troops, guards. 17)

(p. 916) rēpha (র্) this sign on Bengali consonant letters to indicate a preceding-r sound; an upright antenna or hair on heads of some creatures (দ্বিরেফ). 47)

(p. 899) raka2 the gigantic roc bird of legends, the roc, the rok, the ruc. 7)

(p. 899) racanā building, construction; formation; creation; making; composition; a literary composition; an essay. রচনা করা v. to build, to construct; to form; to create; to make; to compose, to write (প্রবন্ধ বা পুস্তক রচনা করা). কেশ-রচনা n. hairdo. কেশরচনা করা v. to do up or dress one's hair. ̃কৌশল n. method or style of building or making or of composition. নৈপুণ্য n. skill in building or making or in composition. ̃পদ্ধতি, ̃প্রণালী same as ̃কৌশল । ̃শৈলী n. style (esp. literary style). ̃বলি n. writings, literary or other works; collected writings. ̃ভঙ্গি, ̃রীতি same as ̃কৌশল । 42)

(p. 914) rāhitya want, lack; absence. 5)

(p. 913) rāẏa2 a king, a prince; a title of zemindars or important persons. a. large, big; long (রায়বাঁশ). ̃বেঁশে n. one proficient in fighting with staffs; a kind of dance with staffs. ̃বাঘিনি n. fem. (fig.) an extremely terrible woman, a termagant, a virago. ̃বাহাদুর, ̃রায়ান, ̃সাহেব n. different official titles once conferred on important citizens. 6)