(p. 913) rāsabha the he-ass; the ass. fem. রাসভী the she-ass. ̃নাদ n. braying; hee-haw. ̃নিন্দিত a. putting even the ass to shame, worse than the ass. ̃নিন্দিত কন্ঠ n. a voice the harshness of which would put even the ass to shame. ̃বত্ a. like an ass, ass-like. 15)

(p. 916) rubāiẏāta a collection of Arabic or Persian quatrains, Rubaiyat. 7)

(p. 903) randhra a hole; a pore, a cavity; a bore (as of a gun); a fault, an offence; an opening caused by a failing; (astrol.) the eighth house of the zodiac. ̃ক n. a borer. ̃ক্যামেরা n. a pin-hole camera. ̃গত a. entered into the hole. ̃গত শনি (astrol.) location of the Saturn in the eighth zodiacal house of one's horoscope causing one's destruction. রন্ধ্রীয় a. porous. 19)

(p. 907) rāṅā red, scarlet, crimson; fair-complexioned; flushed (লজ্জায় রাঙা); an elder, but (generally) lower in the scale of seniority (রাঙাদিদি). v. to become red or crimson, to redden; to become bright, to brighten; to flush. ̃নো v. to redden; to dye; to brighten; to cause to flush. ̃বাস n. a cloth dyed in red ochre; a scarlet cloth. ̃মূলো n. the red radish; (fig.) a handsome but worthless man. 31)

(p. 907) rājā2 a king, a monarch, a prince; a ruler; (in British India) a government title of honour; (chess) the king; (fig.) a man of a magnificent and towering personality. রাজা করা v. to make one king; (often sarcas.) to make one very wealthy or great. রাজা-উজির n. (lit.) a king and his prime minister; (fig.) very wealthy and influential men. রাজা-উজির মারা v. (fig. & dero.) to tell cock-and-bull stories about one's own capabilities and importance. রাজাজ্ঞা, রাজাদেশ n. a royal command or decree or mandate. রাজাধিকার n. a royal prerogative; a monarch's territory. রাজাধিরাজ n. a king of kings, a suzerain, an emperor. রাজানুকম্পা, রাজানুগ্রহ n. royal favour or grace or mercy; favour or grace or mercy shown by the government. রাজানুচর n. a monarch's servant or follower or attendant. রাজান্তঃপুর n. the inner apartments of a monarch's residence; a royal gynaeceum. রাজাবলি n. a genealogical tree of a dynasty. রাজাভরণ n. royal ornament or emblem, regalia. রাজাসন n. royal seat, a throne; (fig.) kingship. 40)

(p. 907) rāja2 a state or government. 32)

(p. 914) ruddha shut, closed, bolted; confined; incarcerated; suppressed (রুদ্ধ ক্রন্দন); choked; suspended (রুদ্ধ স্পন্দন); motionless (রুদ্ধ বাতাস); obstructed, blockaded (রুদ্ধ প্রবাহ); intercepted, arrested, prevented. রুদ্ধ করা v. to shut, to close, to bolt, to confine; to incarcerate; to suppress; to choke; to suspend; to make motionless; to obstruct, to blockade; to intercept, to arrest; to prevent. ̃কক্ষ n. a closed room. রুদ্ধকক্ষে সভা বা আলোচনা a closed-door meeting, a meeting or conference in camera. ̃কন্ঠ a. having one's voice choked. ̃কন্ঠে adv. with a choked voice. ̃গতি a. having one's motion arrested; stopped; obstructed or blockaded. ̃তাপ a. (phys.) adiabatic. ̃দ্বার a. having the door or doors closed, close-door. ̃দ্বার আলোচনা a closed-door conference, a conference in camera. ̃শ্বাস a. breathless, with bated breath; out of breath. ̃শ্বাসে adv. with bated breath, breathlessly. 44)

(p. 899) raṅgiṇī jocular; gay, frolicsome; sportive; taking frenzied delight in (রণরঙ্গিণী); (loos.) wanton. 39)

(p. 916) rula1 a strip for ruling lines, a ruler; a baton, a truncheon (পুলিশের রুলের গুঁতো); a straight line printed or drawn; a strip of metal for printing straight lines or to space out lines; a law; a precedent (রুল দেখানো); ruling. রুল করা v. to mark with straight lines, to rule; to make a law. রুল জারি করা v. to give or issue a ruling, to rule. রুল টানা v. to mark with straight lines, to rule. রুল দেওয়া v. to give or issue a ruling, to rule; (print.) to insert a metal rule. 9)

(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) rāñjhāla soldering with tin and lead, solder. রাংঝাল করা v. to solder with tin and lead, to solder. 14)

(p. 916) rēḍi ready. রেডি করা বা করানো v. to make ready. রেডি হওয়া v. to get ready. 41)

(p. 903) rambhā (myth.) one of the nymphs of Paradise; the banana, the plantain; the banana-tree. 40)

(p. 907) rākhāla a cowherd; a herdsman. রাখালবালক n. a cowboy. রাখালি n. the profession or wages of a cowherd or herdsman. রাখালি গান a pastoral song, a pastoral, a bucolic. রাখালিয়া a. of cowherds or herdsmen; pastoral. 26)

(p. 899) rakṣiṇī of রক্ষী । 14)