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

(p. 899) ra, ṃraṅa colour, hue; dye; paint; complexion; (of playing cards) a suit or one of a suit or the trump-suit or a trump; exaggeration. রং করা v. to put colour on, to paint, to colour; to dye. রং চড়ানো v. to put colour on, to colour; to exaggerate. রং হওয়া v. to take on colour, to colour. ̃চং n. variegation in colouring; gaudiness. ̃চঙা, ̃চঙে a. variegated in colours; gaudy. ̃ঢং n. fun and frolics; drollery; frolicking. ̃দার same as রংচঙা । রংবেরং, রঙবেরঙ a. variegated in colours; diverse. রঙানো v. to dye; to colour; to paint, see also রাঙানো । 4)

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

(p. 899) raghu a great mythological king. ̃কুল n. the dynasty or line of King Raghu (রঘু). ̃কুলপতি, ̃নাথ, ̃পতি n. a patriarch or king of the line of Raghu (রঘু). ̃নন্দন n. a descendant of Raghu (রঘু). ̃বংশ same as রঘুকুল । ̃বর n. the best man of the line of Raghu (রঘু). ̃মণি n. the jewel of the line of Raghu (রঘু). 25)

(p. 916) rūpāẏita embodied; shaped; (of a dramatic character) impersonated; invested with a concrete shape; narrated, depicted. 17)

(p. 903) rasāẏana a medicine prolonging life and curing disease, an elixir; chemistry. ̃বিদ a. versed in chemistry. n. one versed in chemistry, an expert in chemistry; a chemist. ̃বিদ্যা, ̃শাস্ত্র n. chemistry. রসায়নাগার n. a chemical laboratory. রসায়নী a. pertaining to chemistry (রসায়নী বিদ্যা); versed in chemistry. 61)

(p. 907) rāghaba a descendant of King Raghu (রঘু); Rama (রাম) of the Ramayana. ̃প্রিয়া, ̃বাঞ্ছা n. Sita (সীতা) the wife of Rama (রাম) of the Ramayana. ̃বোয়াল a monstrously large sheatfish; a man of high social standing who is a virulent extortioner of people; a leading criminal (who generally manages to escape punishment). রাঘবারি n. Ravana (রাবণ) the enemy of Rama (রাম) of the Ramayana. 30)

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

(p. 899) rañjikā of রঞ্জক2 । 60)

(p. 916) rudrākṣa a kind of dried fruit which is used as a bead. ̃মালা n. a rosary composed of these fruits. 2)

(p. 907) rahita lacking in, devoid of, destitute of (কান্ডজ্ঞানরহিত); repealed, withdrawn, abolished; stayed, held over, postponed; stopped, discontinued. রহিত করা v. to repeal, to withdraw, to abolish, to annul, to abrogate, to revoke (আইন রহিত করা); to stay, to hold over, to postpone (নিলাম রহিত করা); to stop, to discontinue (প্রথা রহিত করা). 4)

(p. 916) rudhira blood; (fig.) one's money. রুধির পান করা বা শোষণ করা v. to suck or drink another's blood; (fig.) to extract money oppressively from, to extort. ̃ধারা n. stream of blood. ̃পায়ী a. blood-sucking; (fig.) given to exacting money oppressively; extortionary. ̃রঞ্জিত a. smeared with blood, bloody. ̃স্নান n. (lit. & fig.) blood-bath. ˜স্রোত a stream of blood. রুধিরাক্ত same as ̃রঞ্জিত । রুধিরাপ্লুত a. drenched with blood, bloody. 5)

(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. 916) rēśama silk. ̃কীট n. silk-worm. ̃গুটি n. cocoon. রেশমি a. made of silk, silken, silk. 56)

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