(p. 899) raṅgamañca the stage. 34)

(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. 916) rēṇu dust; powder; pollen; a minute particle or grain. 44)

(p. 912) rābaṇa Ravana, the arch-villain of the Ramayana. রাবণের চিতা (fig.) unquenchable fire; (fig.) ceaseless affliction. রাবণারি n. an enemy of Ravana. রাবণি n. a son of Ravana. 18)

(p. 916) rējāi a quilt; a kind of wrapper stuffed with carded cotton. 36)

(p. 913) rāmāśyāmā any man in the street, Tom and Tim, Tom Dick or Harry. 4)

(p. 914) rāsnā a kind of orchid. রাস্না গোত্রীয় a. orchidaceous, orchideous. 2)

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

(p. 899) rakṣaka a protector; a defender; a guard, a guardsman; a guardian; a rescuer, a saviour; a preserver; a caretaker, a keeper; a maintainer; a depositor; a custodian. 10)

(p. 914) ripiṭa a rivet; rivetting. রিপিট করা v. to rivet. 14)

(p. 913) rāsāẏanika of chemistry, chemical; versed in chemistry. n. one versed in chemistry, a chemist. রাসায়নিক আসক্তি chemical affinity. রাসায়নিক দ্রব্য a chemical. রাসায়নিক পরীক্ষা chemical examination. 16)

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

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

(p. 907) rājā1 (poet.) to exist or be present esp. gracefully (রাজে, রজো). 39)

(p. 903) rasābhāsa (rhet.) a defect characterized by semblance of flavours or introduction of opposed flavour. 60)