رتبه rutba A (from رتب) s. m. Rank, dignity, degree, stair, step.

راج بنسي rāj-bans-ī राजवंशी S̱. s. m. 1. De- scendant of a rājā. 2. The name of a rājpūt tribe. S. راجا राजा (r. राज Shine) rājā, s. m. A king, a prince.

رکاسي rakāsī S̱. adj. (dakh.) Devilish: see راچهسي rāchh̤as-ī.

رستني rustanī P s. f. A vegetable.

رکهيس ऋषीश r̤ikh̤īs S (comp. of ऋषि A sage, and ईश Lord) s. m. A chief of the r̤ikh̤is or saints.

رونٿنا ronṭnā H v. a. To deny.

رنک rank H s. m. A poor man. P. S. رنگ rang (Sans. रंग) s. m. 1. Colour. 2. Manner, method, sort, hue, paint. 3. Amuse- ment, merriment, pleasure. 4. Suit (at cards: see under تاج tāj). 5. A mountain goat, a wild ox. رنگ اترنا rang utarnā, 1. To become pale. 2. To be grieved. رنگ اڙجانا rang uṛ jānā, To change colour; to be afraid. رنگ افشاني rang-afshān-ī, s. f. Scattering colour. رنگ آميز rang-āmez, adj. Mixing colour; painting, of various colours. رنگ آميزي rang- āmez-ī, s. f. Painting, colouring, the being or becoming of various colours, variableness, inconstancy; stratagem. رنگ باخته rang- bāḵẖta, Having lost colour, being lost in fear or astonishment. رنگ برنگ rang-ba-rang (रंगविरंग) s. m. Various colours or sorts; adj. Various. رنگ برنگي rang-birangī, adj. (dakh.) Of various colours or kinds. رنگ بگڙنا rang-bigaṛnā, Changing the state or condition of any thing. رنگ بهنگ (रंगभंग) rang- bhang, Spoiling of sport. رنگ بهوم rang-bhūm (रंगभूमि) A place of amusement, theatre, palæstra. رنگ چڙهنا rang chaṛhnā, To be

رابن रावण rāban S or rāvaṇa, n. prop. See راون. (It is said, that Vish̤ṇu, having an in- clination for war, occasioned a Brāhmaṇ to curse his two door-keepers जय and विजय wishing that they might be born on earth three times, returning after each time to their origi- nal forms of porters to the deity. By these means, Vish̤ṇu contrived to be nearly matched on earth, so as to have a good battle. They first appeared as Hiraṇyāksh̤a and Hiraṇya- kashipu; then, as Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa; and, lastly, as Sisupāl and Dantavaktra; in each of which characters they opposed the deity in different avatārs.

راندهنا rāndhnā S̱. (रंधन r. रध Mature, ripen) v. a. To cook, to dress food.

ربيب rabīb A s. m. A step-son, son by a former husband. (q. d. fostered or educated; from ربّ To educate).