(p. 899) rakṣaṇa same as রক্ষা (n.). a. (used as a sfx.) protecting, defending, guarding (রাক্ষসকুলরক্ষণ). ̃শীল a. obscurantist; conservative. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ n. supervision; care, custody, guarding. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ করা v. to look after, to take care of; to supervise; to guard. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণাধীন a. in one's care or custody, under one's tutelage or guardianship. রক্ষণীয় a. that which is to be or can be protected or defended or guarded or rescued or preserved or observed or taken care of or maintained or deposited. fem. রক্ষণীয়া । 11)

(p. 903) rasātala (myth.) the lowest of the seven underworlds. রসাতলে দেওয়া v. (fig.) to ruin or destroy utterly. রসাতলে যাওয়া v. (fig.) to be ruined or destroyed utterly. 55)

(p. 913) rāmāẏaṇakāra the author of the Ramayana. 2)

(p. 903) rasuẏē employed in cooking professionally. রসুয়ে-বামুন a brahmin cook. 70)

(p. 912) rātula blood-red, red, crimson. 2)

(p. 903) rasanā2 an ornament worn round the waist; girdle. 51)

(p. 903) raśmi a ray, a beam; a cord, a string, a rope; a bridle; eyelash. নভোরশ্মি, মহাজাগতিক রশ্মি cosmic rays. ̃গুচ্ছ n. a bundle of rays. রশ্মীয় a. radial. রশ্মীয় কেন্দ্র (phys.) the optical centre. 47)

(p. 920) raudra sunshine, the sun. a. terrible, dreadful. রৌদ্র উঠেছে v. the sun is up. রৌদ্র পোহানো v. to bask in the sun; to take a sun-bath. রৌদ্রে দেওয়া v. to expose to the sun's rays, to spread in the sun to dry, to sun. ̃দগ্ধ a. sunburnt. ̃দর্শন a. fierce-looking, of a formidable appearance. ̃পক্ক a. sun-baked, sunned. ̃রস n. (rhet.) the emotion of rage. ̃সেবন করা same as রৌদ্র পোহানো । ̃স্নান sun-bath. ̃স্নান করা v. to sunbathe. রৌদ্রোজ্জ্বল a. shining in the sunlight, brightened with sunshine, sunclad. 20)

(p. 899) rajōbandha menopause; cessation of menses; change of life. 52)

(p. 899) r the twenty-seventh consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 920) rōmāñca horripilation, gooseflesh; thrill. ̃কর a. horripilant; thrilling; (loos.) horrible রোমাঞ্চিত a. horripilated; thrilled. 2)

(p. 920) rōmōdgama, rōmōdbhēda sprouting or growth of hair. 5)

(p. 916) rēōẏāja custom, usage; practice; fashion; vogue; practice of music. রেওয়াজ করা v. to practise; to practise music. রেওয়াজ থাকা v. to be in vogue or fashion; to be the practice of; to be in practice. রেওয়াজ হওয়া v. to come into fashion or vogue. 25)

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

(p. 916) rēcaka purgative, laxative, aperient; (bot.) excretory. n. a purgative, a laxative, an aperient. 33)